Quality & Safety

C&CDHB Mental Health Directorate

Clinical Governance Group

The Mental Health Directorate Clinical Governance Group guides, directs and monitors the progress and activities of C&CDHB mental health and addiction services. The Group promotes the C&CDHB vision of better health and independence for people families and communities. The focus of the Group is to improve quality and to increase safety in mental health and addiction services. To this end the Group is oriented toward driving the development of service improvement and monitoring clinical system performance with proactive attention to indicators of system stress.

Values

A focus on people
Innovation
Action
Living the Treaty
Professionalism (leadership, honesty, integrity and collaboration)
Excellence

Terms of Reference

Agenda

Standing items

Service Ethic
Promoting Participation of consumers and family
Information Systems
Human Error and Patient Safety
Service Systems
Workforce Development
Continuous Quality Action Plan
   a) Risk Report
   b) Accreditation Action Plan
   c) Certification Action Plan
   d) Whakapai
   e) Key Performance Indicators
   f) Outstanding Complaints
   g) Special Report Action Plan
   h) Audit Outcomes
   i ) Update on Projects
General Business

Key Functional Relationships

Local Mental Health & Addictions Senior Management Team
Te Korowai Whariki Group Management Forum
Policy Review and Development Group
Whakapai
Patient Safety Group
Quality Coordinators Group
CCDHB Quality Facilitators Group
Consumer Advisors
Professional Advisors
Health and Safety
Infection Control