Resources

That depends on the answer to these questions.

What is a ‘culture of safety’ in the context of care quality? How does it help? Why is it important? While ‘safety culture’ trips off the tongue,  ‘culture’ is often nebulous in practice; and it can be unclear how to improve it or how the shift occurs.

Based on a review of the literature, and interviews with experts and hospital leaders (board members, administrators, and clinical leaders), this white paper identifies strategies and practices that differentiate ineffective board quality committees from those that truly make a difference.

This tool provides a ‘ready reckoner’ for boards wanting to test if they’re focused on the right things to support quality care.

This guide has a practical emphasis and focuses on how measurement tools can assist Boards to set the right tone of assurance in patient safety. It also offers governance questions to assist Board debate and dialogue. 

This workshop discusses how to use clinical (or quality) governance as an effective tool for leading and governing for a high-performing organisation.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s recent sector performance reports show that ‘effective governance systems’ is one of the most frequently ‘not met’ standards noted in their site and review audits of aged care providers.

The quality and patient safety movement of the early 21st century called for greater board of trustee involvement in improvement. However, too many health systems still don’t have the resources in place to effectively engage their boards around quality and safety measures.

This recent edition of the annual NFP Study shows that directors are being required to commit more time and provide greater and more rigorous focus to the operations of their not-for-profit organisations.

According to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), there are about 60,000 registered charities in Australia, working in a range of areas including health, education, social welfare, religion, culture, human rights, the environment and animal welfare. The latest AICD NFP study seeks to explain the unique challenges facing boards and directors in the not for profit (or for purpose) sector.