(Reham M. Rashwan (AEA-Scholars

Reham M. Rashwan

Association of Egyptian-American Scholars

Abstract:

Clinical governance can be defined as a framework through which UK National Health Service (NHS) organizations and their staff are accountable for continuously improving the quality of patient care. NHS staff need to ensure that the appropriate systems and processes are in place monitor clinical practice and safeguard high quality of care. Clinical governance is central to the UK Government’s agenda to ensure that quality of care becomes a key driver in the development of health services. This paper defines corporate governance and explains the reasons for its becoming an important issue pursued by many countries in the last decade. The various codes of corporate governance; used as guidance for countries, which are set by international healthcare organizations such as NHS. Next the paper reviews corporate governance experiences in two countries UK and Egypt. Finally the paper assesses corporate governance practices in Egypt, identifying existing problems and proposing recommendations in order to enhance corporate governance practices in Egypt.

This article was published in 3alamaltanmya

sponsored by Future Builders International Academy

Led by Dr.Maha Fouad