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Improvement focused governance: guidance for non-executive directors

Resource booklet for NHSScotland board members with an interest in improvement governance.

Further Reading

Donabedian, A. (2002). An introduction to quality assurance in health care. Oxford University Press.

Good Governance Insititute and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (2015).
Good Governance Handbook.
(Available at http://www.good-governance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GGH-Main-.pdf)

Kaiser Permanente (2016). 'Thorough, Credible and Effective Toolkit, Root Cause Analyses and Action Plan Toolkit for Sentinel Events'.
(Available at: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/1235e486-a32d-4817-8abb-54207f038945)

NHS Leadership Academy (2013) ' The Health NHS Board 2013. Principles for Good Governance'.
(Available at http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NHSLeadership-HealthyNHSBoard-2013.pdf)

Orlikoff, J.E. & Totten, M.K. (2001). Trustee Handbook for Healthcare Governance (Second Edition). Josey-Bass: New York, USA.

Annex A also includes links to further reading materials to support reliable implementation of improvement focused governance.

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