NHS Improvement. Valued care in mental health: Improving for excellence. Chapter 7. Safety, clinical audit and clinical governance during major change (last updated 31 October2018)

Summary

Many mental health service providers around England are meeting complex challenges with exceptional innovation, energy and creativity. NHS Improvement has drawn on this experience, skill and expertise to develop a national model to support continuous improvement in service delivery.

This practical resource offers experience from those that have travelled the journey already, in the hope of supporting and encouraging other mental health trusts or any healthcare provider wishing to improve its services. 

Chapter 7 looks specifically at safety, clinical audit and clinical governance. It shows that a structured approach to improvement supported by an open and just culture can make safer ways of working part of an organisation’s DNA. It recognises that organisations also need robust and transparent governance to keep services safe during major change.