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Article 8. Quality assurance, clinical governance, and a patient wants to die
  1. S McCormick1,
  2. J Wardrope1,
  3. C Perez Avila2
  1. 1Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
  2. 2Accident and Eemergency Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr J Wardrope, Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK;
 Jim.Wardrope{at}sth.nhs.uk

Abstract

This article in a series on management within the emergency department investigates the issues surrounding clinical govenance, quality assurance, and the rights of patients who wish to die.

  • clinical govenance
  • quality assurance
  • living wills

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