The tool is available for download
In collaboration with the Department of Health and the PSRACS Leadership Committee, the VHA refreshed the clinical governance checklist and decision-making tool with the aim of assisting boards to strengthen their governance and oversight processes.
Key elements of the tool include:
Reference to a reporting cycle to ensure that the board is not overwhelmed with data and that sufficient information is provided in a timely and ongoing manner.
A summary of the purpose of the information and any actions required of the board to ensure there is clarity around the board's role in receiving the information.
The checklist is intended to be a support tool used by boards to assist in identifying the reporting domains and data points when designing a clinical governance board reporting schedule.
Services are encouraged to adapt and customise the reporting elements to suit the maturity of the organisation, their governance structures, service needs or as new reforms are implemented. This tool can also be used as a self-assessment tool, by working through domains or topic areas.