Commission for Health Improvement

Clinical Governance Review Schedule

The review will take place in two phases. 

The first phase, known as the pre-review, runs from now until 28th June 2002 and lasts 12 weeks. This phase primarily involves data collection by the Trust. 

The second phase, known as the review phase, starts 1st July 2002 and lasts for 15 weeks, with a one-week on site visit taking place in the week commencing 19th August 2002.

Detailed below is a summary of the different elements that will form part of the overall review process.

 

8th April

Start of the pre-review phase

Pre review phase

15th April

Information submission (deadline 1)

District audit release letters

Annual report

Stakeholders contact list

Staff survey data

26th April

Information submission (deadline 2)

Sample PAS data

Management information letters

21st June

Information submission (deadline 3)

Final submission of all information to be received at CHI – part 1, part 2 (PAS information)

Trust clinical governance arrangements questionnaire

1st July

Start of the review phase

3rd July

Initial meeting between CHI and the Trust

Observations in specific departments, eg, out patients, A&E

Review phase

7th August

Briefing day

CHI and the reviewer team brief the Trust on issues identified from the data analysis and interviews with key stakeholders

The Trust gives evidence update

19th August

Review week – week eight

Interviews and observations

With verbal feedback to the Trust at the end of the review week

To be announced

Weeks 9 to 16 of the review process are when CHI produce their draft report, which is then considered by the Trust in terms of accuracy and it is then published, culminating in an action plan being agreed. The overall review process therefore takes a total of 28 weeks.

Review phase cont.

 

 

 IN THIS SECTION

Introduction
News
Short Guide to a CHI Review
Review Schedule
Management
CHI Review Report
Action Plan

Review Week

Trust Documentation

Change Champions

CHI Background Documentation
Communicating the Message
Presentations
How to Contact Us

 

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West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust

Last Modified: May 2002