QHA Trent's Standards

 

QHA Trent’s system has comprehensive written standards sets that deal thoroughly with the generality of governance and clinical governance in a hospital, clinic or other healthcare provider ("general").

In addition, there are standards sets that specifically focus on certain areas of healthcare and wellness activity that are often found within hospitals and clinics, and which raise particular issues ("specific").



Furthermore, QHA Trent has standards for dealing with areas of healthcare and wellness activity which sometimes may not be found within hospital or clinic settings, but the proper execution of which are important for ensuring the health and well-being of patients and staff ("additional").



The lists of topics covered below below are by no means comprehensive.



All QHA Trent standards are evidence-based, mainly on the clinical governance principles that are in operation in the UK and adhered to by the National Health Service (NHS) and the private sector healthcare in the UK.  The standards are referenced and triangulated against reputable expert sources mainly from the UK, Europe and, sometimes, further afield geographically (e.g. the World Health Organisation, the United Nations or the World Bank).  Where necessary, the standards draw on additional sources of expertise from outside of the world of healthcare, such as social care, national and local governments, legal authorities, the financial and insurance industries, the commercial world, specialist societies, universities and colleges, and religious authorities.