International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 26 Issue 3

Editorial

Irina Ibragimova, Helen Phagava

Relationship between clinical governance and hospital performance: a cross-sectional study of psychiatric hospitals in Ghana

Joshua Cobby Azilaku, Patience Aseweh Abor, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Abraham Titiati

Clinical governance (CG) is crucial for healthcare quality of care improvement and safeguarding high standards of care. Little is known about CG in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors…

Towards a more effective strategy to detect community-dwelling frail older adults: validation of risk factors

Michaël Van der Elst, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Eva Dierckx, Ellen De Roeck, Anne van der Vorst, Deborah Lambotte, Jan De Lepeleire, Liesbeth De Donder

In the context of early detection of frail older people, prior research found several risk factors of multidimensional frailty. The current study aims to validate these risk…

The role of organizational factors in how efficiency-thoroughness trade-offs potentially affect clinical quality dimensions – a review of the literature

Malin Knutsen Glette, Siri Wiig

The purpose of this paper is to increase knowledge of the role organizational factors have in how health personnel make efficiency-thoroughness trade-offs, and how these…

Managers' role in supporting resilience in healthcare: a proposed model of how managers contribute to a healthcare system's overall resilience

Eline Ree, Louise A. Ellis, Siri Wiig

To discuss how managers contribute in promoting resilience in healthcare, and to suggest a model of managers' role in supporting resilience and elaborate on how future research…

How the Sans Everything and Ely inquiries put reform of psychiatric hospitals onto the United Kingdom government agenda

Martin Powell, Claire Hilton

The purpose of this study is to draw on multiple streams analysis (MSA) and to investigate how policy change emerged from two inquiries into allegations of abusive hospital care…

Health boards' governance of quality and risk: quality improvement agenda for the board

Mark J. Avery, Allan W. Cripps, Gary D. Rogers

This study explores key governance, leadership and management activities that have impact on quality, risk and safety within Australian healthcare organisations.

“It's not as simple as something like sugar”: values and conflict in the UK meat tax debate

Philippa Simmonds, Signild Vallgårda

This paper qualitatively explores arguments in the UK meat tax debate, including how they align with values from specific political ideologies and perspectives on sustainable food…

Strengthening healthcare quality through identification of risk, improving quality standards and an outlier considering the integration between environmental status and human health

Fiona Ellen MacVane Phipps

Book review

Fiona Ellen MacVane Phipps