A new “comprehensive” national framework designed to strengthen patient safety, accountability and quality improvement across surgical services in Ireland, was published today. A Framework for Surgical Clinical Governance, was launched by the RCSI following work by the College’s Expert Group on Best Practice in Clinical Governance Surgical Leadership. “The public have the right to high quality and safe surgical care. This framework is RCSI’s constructive contribution to the national effort to improve patient safety and support our surgical workforce, providing practical guidance for surgeons, clinical leaders and healthcare organisations to support patient safety and improve outcomes. Our aim is to help surgical services strengthen governance in a way that is practical and sustainable.”The framework is now available on the RCSI website here.

Source: Irish Independent February 04, 2026 17:54 UTC