Clinical governance
Advice and support to NHS bodies on every aspect of delivery of
the Clinical Governance agenda.
The introduction of Clinical Governance placed major
responsibilities on NHS bodies. With its fundamental aim – the
provision of responsive, consistent, high-quality and safe patient
care – still paramount, Clinical Governance continues to require
legal and administrative support on a wide variety of issues.
Weightmans has developed substantial expertise in this area,
providing an extensive range of services and products to a broad
NHS client base. Our status as a nationwide practice and our
experience in handling claims across the wider NHS enable us to
provide valuable advice and guidance.
As an NHS body, we can support you in meeting the Clinical
Governance agenda through informed, practical advice in key areas
such as patient safety initiatives and complaints procedures. We
are experienced in handling negligence claims and health and safety
prosecutions. We can also help with the design, implementation and
drafting of incident reporting systems, together with the requisite
training to support and roll these out.
We provide board level briefings on issues such as the impact of
achieving NHS Foundation hospital status and the liability of
executive and non-executive directors. We have also advised and
assisted in the re-drafting of key constitutional documents to
ensure NHS bodies comply with NHS-related and other
legislation.
We are currently working closely with NHS clients on the
problems encountered in dealing with hospital infections, and have
advised boards in relation to the complex regulatory framework and
other legal issues arising out of this sensitive, high-profile
area.