§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the(a) background and (b) intentions of the strategic leadership of the Clinical Governance Board programme led by the NHS Governance Support Team. [73350]
§ Mr. LammyThe NHS Plan for investment and reform identifies the need to put in place a robust management and support framework to deliver national standards of care. The strategic leadership of clinical governance board development programme was introduced in February 2001 to ensure top-level board commitment to deliver these national standards.
Currently the board development team is working with 100 National Health Service organisations to enable them to deliver safe, high quality healthcare. They enable boards strategically to factor in external drivers and future changes to create a clinically focused strategy and development plan that make a difference to the lives of patients and health professionals.