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Editorial Objectives

Clinical Governance: An International Journal aims to address the doubts, queries, triumphs and practical applications of introducing quality assurance mechanisms into the delivery of care. The journal takes an international stance and covers key developments worldwide which can inform best practice in health care. Efficiency, effectiveness and economics are the main factors in the assessment of best practice and all are addressed in the research, audit and evidence-based papers published. All papers are peer reviewed to ensure their validity and value to current debates.

Editorial Criteria

The journal publishes:

• Research articles which illustrate clear implications for practice
• Results-focussed case studies which discuss problems and successes in clinical governance techniques
• Special issues on topical themes

Scope/Coverage

• Evidence-based practice and guidelines
• Implementation of good practice
• Clinical performance indicators
• Audit
• Risk management
• Patient involvement and welfare
• Policy and strategy
• User involvement and implications

Regular sections in the journal include: North American Perspectives; Reviews of Effectiveness from NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination; Digests of Evidence; Digest of Drugs from the Wolfson Unit, Newcastle; and, Health Technology Assessment Executive Summaries.

Topicality

The field of clinical governance, and quality standards in health care in general, is developing rapidly.  Because of these rapid developments, the Editors are aware of the need to commission and publish new work as quickly as possible. New guidelines and legal issues are also featured.

Key Benefits

Subscribing to the journal will provide:

• Help to improve the quality of health care
• The means to implement effective and efficient change
• The latest on practice and trends in health provision
• An objective view on what does and does not work
• Guidelines for best practice. 

Key Journal Audiences

Clinical and non-clinical professionals working in a wide range of user industries, such as:

• Clinical Governance leaders
• Clinical Directors
• Nursing Managers/Directors
• General Practitioners/Family Doctors
• Practice Managers
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Health insurers
• Academic and research institutions in medicine
• Health Consultants

Clinical Governance: An International Journal is Indexed and Abstracted in:

• British Library
• Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• CINAHL
• EMBASE - Excerpta medica database
• Health Service Abstracts
• SCOPUS

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the
principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.