Senior Associate, Dr. Melanie Tan, has had an article published in the Australian Health Law Bulletin titled: Clinical Governance in Changing Times: Balancing Risk, Regulation and Duty of Care in Aged Care.
Clinical governance provides systemic management, oversight and accountability over clinical care in a risk environment. However, risk changes with time, as we have seen with COVID-19 — both in its emergence and in epidemiology. This article proposes five key principles for a suggested approach to clinical governance in aged care to manage these challenges.
Dr. Melanie Tan allocates a five-step approach to clinical governance in aged care and explains how clinical governance can be effectively implemented when facts, and evidence relating to those facts, keep changing. The article defines key principles for a suggested approach to clinical governance in aged care during changing times, by adopting a robust and flexible process to current, emerging, and potential risks.
Please read the full article on page 150-155 of the Australian Health Law Bulletin, 2021 Volume 28 no 9.
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