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Quality Standards and Clinical Governance

St Columba's Hospice has a robust corporate structure that ensures effective accountability for its clinical, educational and administrative performance.

Our Clinical Governance Policy ensures that we are accountable for continually improving the quality of our clinical services and maintaining our high standards of care.

Clinical Governance issues are discussed regularly and overseen by the Clinical Governance, Research and Audit Committee.

The Hospice is inspected and regulated by the Care Commission. Performance is measured against the National Care Standards for Hospice Care. An up-to-date copy of these standards is available direct from:

The Scottish Commission for the Regular of Care
Compass House
11 Riverside Drive
Dundee
DD1 4NY
www.carecommission.com

The Hospice is also assessed against the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Specialist Palliative Care Standards. More information is available from:

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Elliott House
8-10 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 5EA
www.nhshealthquality.org

St Columba's is an independent unit operating as a charity (Regd. No. SC003634)

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