Clinical Governance including patient quality measures

Is your practice compliant ?

Are you waiting to find out when the Care
Quality Commission inspect your practice?.

Have you addressed all 28 CQC outcomes ?.

Your compliance with Clinical Governance
and Patient Outcomes will be questioned
with the introduction of the Care Quality
Commission*, HTM 01-05 and the increase
in PCT practice inspections.

Would you like to know how you would fare when your
practice is inspected and have the opportunity to take
corrective action?

The DBG Clinical Governance Assessment is the all
important experience of a practice audit visit rather than
the reliance on a self audit which can lead to a false sense
of compliance. The assessment is designed to give you
reassurance that you have fulfilled your obligations and
highlight any potential problems. We will provide help
and advice on the latest guidance throughout the visit.

The areas the DBG assesses are:

• Your premises including access, facilities, security,
  fire precautions, third parties and business
  continuity plans.
• Information governance including Freedom of
  Information Act, manual and computerised records,
  Data Protection and security.
• Training, documentation and certificates.
• Radiography including IRR99 and
  IR(ME)R2000 compliance.
• Cross infection and decontamination including
  HTM 01-05 compliance and surgery audits.
• Medical emergencies including resuscitation,
  drugs, equipments and protocols.
• Training, documentation and certificates.
• Waste disposal and documentation and storage.
• Practice policies and written procedures.
• Clinical audit and patient outcomes including
  quality measures.

The assessment will take approximately four hours
of your Practice Manager's time depending on the
number of surgeries and we will require access to
all areas of your practice. A report will be despatched
to you confirming the results of our assessment. If you
have an inspection imminent then we suggest that you
arrange your DBG assessment at least one month before
the inspection to allow you time to carry out any
recommendations if required. Following the assessment
you may wish to have access to the DBG Clinical
Governance Package with on-line compliance manuals.

The assessment will cost £695+vat for a two surgery practice
location and £75+vat per additional surgery.

*England only.

The DBG Clinical Governance Package

Following the audit you may wish to have access to the DBG
Clinical Governance Package with on-line compliance manuals.
The Clinical Governance Package consist of three units:

• Clinical Package
• Health & Safety Package
• Radiation Protection Service (including RPA and MPE).

Thousands of DBG members already use the DBG Health &
Safety Package and the DBG Radiation Protection Service.
The Clinical unit covers all other areas of clinical compliance.

As well as being able to complete compliance documentation
you are also kept up to date with changes in legislation and
provided with ongoing support and advice.

All three units Clinical Package, Health & Safety Package and Radiation Protection Service can be purchased individually:

• Clinical Package £420 for a 3 year contract
• Health & Safety Package £210 for a 3 year contract
• Radiation Protection Service (including RPA and MPE) £210 for a three year contract

You can purchase all three units together saving £210 for £630 which equates to only £17.50 per month over 3 years for peace of mind. If you have already purchased any of the other units the remaining units are available at £210 each