Resources

This discussion paper by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission assists aged care governing bodies to examine their organisation to ensure the delivery of inclusive and culturally safe care, that respects the individual needs, preferences, and expectations of each person. (Clicking on the link will download an MS Word doc.)

An information sheet produced by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, that discusses compliance with clinical governance obligations. The discussion paper includes tips to use before a meeting, and questions for discussion during the meeting. (Clicking on the link will download an MS Word doc.)

An article written by Ruth Greene, registered nurse, that explores what clinical governance is and its core purpose. 

This article explains what organisational governance means, why it’s important, and what Aged Care Quality and Safety will be looking for when they assess organisational compliance.

This article follows on from Part 1: Organisational governance, presenting what clinical governance means, why it’s important, and how an aged care provider can meeting their governance obligations - related to the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This article presents four things that an aged care provider can do right now to help you understand and respond to the Royal Commission's Interim Report.

This article written by the CompliSpace Aged Care Team at Agedcareessentials presents the clinical governance requirements for facilitating COVID vaccination clinics in residential aged care organisations.

A clinical and care governance framework, based on the fundamental principles of clinical governance, from Anglicare Southern Queensland.

A factsheet produced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care that identifies the clinical governance roles and responsibilities of allied health practitioners (AHPs), and how AHPs, managers and members of governing bodies are accountable for ensuring an effective clinical governance framework is in place.

A briefing paper from the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association proposing a shared care model of clinical governance that is person-centred, connected, effective, and safe, bridging multiple sectors of healthcare.