Perinatal Deaths in Bacchus Marsh Hospital

Running head: PERINATAL DEATHS IN BACCHUS MARSH HOSPITAL
Perinatal Deaths in Bacchus Marsh Hospital
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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Discussion:.......................................................................................................................................3
Clinical Governance:...................................................................................................................3
Workforce:...............................................................................................................................4
Clinical Practice:......................................................................................................................5
Safety and Quality Guidelines:....................................................................................................5
Strategies to avoid Risk Management:........................................................................................6
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................7
References:......................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction:
The case of perinatal baby deaths Bacchus Marsh hospital has been highlighted recently
for its absurd number of still born baby deaths over the span of ten years. Proper assessment of
the reports provided by Djerriwarrh Health Service, has showed that the death cases could have
been avoided with medical assessment. The report aims to address the lack of clinical
governance and safety standards regarding this case (Renfrew et al., 2014). .
Discussion:
Clinical Governance:
It is defined as the structural and systematic standard practices applied to create a custom,
which will govern clinical activities. Clinical accountability and responsibility, is a sub-set of
clinical governance, involving the supervision and omission of clinical activities, including
regulation, auditing, assurance and compliance by boards of directors, governments and
professional bodies et cetra.
There are five domains which constitute effective clinical governance:
1) Culture and leadership
2) Consumer relationship
3) Workforce
4) Management of Risk
5) Clinical practice