Clinical staff reported knowledge on the existence of clinical governance protocols or tools utilised in selected South African hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical governance outlines duties and responsibilities as well as indicators of the actions towards best possible patient outcomes. However, evidence of outcomes on clinical governance interventions is limited in South Africa. This study determined knowledge of clinical staff about the existence of clinical governance protocols/tools that are utilised in selected South African hospitals.

Methods

A cross-sectional study conducted among randomly sampled clinical staff at Nelson Mandela Academic (NMAH), St Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape Province and, Rob Ferreira (RFH) and Themba Hospitals in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. A self-administered survey questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and quality improvement protocols/tools in exist

SUBMITTER: Sithole N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581235 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature