However, the crucial aspects of governance and how to implement an integrated governance system that operates effectively between corporate and clinical governance are poorly understood in many systems around the world – Dowton (2011).

Discuss these statements in the context that an integrated governance system is essential to ensure the quality, accountability and effective management of an organization is achieved.

Additional Information:

Note: where it states discuss please give reasons for and against while referencing scholarly articles (3-4 references per page minimum).

Some of the Reading from course

• Dowton (2011). Governance in Healthcare – Linkages, Boundaries and the Problems between Corporate and Clinical Governance – dowton.com/journal/2011/06/governance-in-healthcare-

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• Health Care Governance – publish.csiro.au/AH/pdf/AH080010

• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) – Defining the concept, recognizing its value – ashrm.org/pubs/files/white_papers/ERMmonograph.pdf
• Value Driven ERM – http://www.ashrm.org/resources/patient- safety-portal/pdfs/Monograph_ERM2010.pdf

• Victorian clinical governance policy framework: Enhancing clinical care’ – https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/getfile?sc_itemid=%7bCE50B0A8- D13F-48AE-A427- 307920E39C19%7d&title=Victorian%20clinical%20governance%2 0policy%20framework

• Chapter 11 in Sorensen and Iedema (2008) -‘Managing risks to patient safety in clinical units’