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Tool / guidance14 October 2025

Clinical governance policy template

Use this template to help you structure a clinical governance policy for your practice.
Quality improvementCommunication and teamwork

Clinical governance policy template

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5 pages

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Clinical governance is a framework through which an organisation is accountable for continually improving the quality of their services. This framework safeguards high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.

This template includes examples of quality improvement principles and tools which can be implemented within your practice to form your clinical governance plan. You should adapt this for your own practice, or local circumstances.

This document was published in June 2021.

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