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Qual Saf Health Care 13:335-343 doi:10.1136/qshc.2002.005108
  • Original Article

Achieving progress through clinical governance? A national study of health care managers’ perceptions in the NHS in England

Table 5

 Perceived achievement by respondent status

Domain Respondent status Mean SD 95% CI
***p<0.001; **p<0.01; *p<0.05.
Improving quality Board 5.6 0.7 5.4 to 5.7
p = 0.001** Directorate 5.3 0.9 5.1 to 5.4
Total 5.4 0.8 5.3 to 5.5
Managing risks Board 7.0 0.8 6.8 to 7.1
p = 0.001** Directorate 6.7 0.9 6.5 to 6.9
Total 6.8 0.8 6.7 to 6.9
Improving performance Board 6.2 1.1 5.9 to 6.4
p = 0.138 (NS) Directorate 6.3 1.3 6.1 to 6.6
Total 6.2 1.2 6.1 to 6.4
Corporate accountability Board 8.3 0.8 8.1 to 8.5
p = 0.000*** Directorate 7.9 1.1 7.7 to 8.1
Total 8.1 1.0 7.9 to 8.2
Leadership and collaboration Board 5.8 0.8 5.6 to 5.9
p = 0.000*** Directorate 5.4 1.0 5.2 to 5.6
Total 5.6 0.9 5.5 to 5.7

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