Abstract:
This study assessed the management of delirium in
the Acute Care of the Elderly unit (ACE) at a
tertiary referral hospital as a case study of the
application of clinical governance principles. The
environment was found to be supportive of ongoing
clinical governance activities, both in clinical
organisation of work processes and orientation of
management. However, patient involvement, dissemination
and use of clinical pathways, performance
measurement and feedback, and maintaining
stability of care are areas requiring further development.
Although there is a clinical governance strategy
in place at the policy level, this has not always
filtered through to the level of clinical work.
