Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is commonly referred to as a system by which organisations are directed and controlled. It is the process by which company objectives are established, achieved and monitored. Corporate governance is concerned with the relationships and responsibilities between the board, management, shareholders and other relevant stakeholders within a legal and regulatory framework.
Governance Team
Cygnet is committed to strengthening its governance arrangements, improving quality and service user experience and has a full time corporate governance director, (Vicky McNally) clinical governance coordinator (Sue Stepney) and a part time Health & Safety Advisor (Martin Hall). Adrian Munday, Commercial Director is the Board member responsible for Corporate Governance. Mark Ground (Chief Financial Officer) supported by members of the Finance department is responsible for overall Financial Governance and links in with the Governance Team.
The clinical governance coordinator was appointed as part of the Cygnet strategy to improve governance arrangements and indicative of its commitment to the delivery of high quality services. The clinical governance coordinator reports to the corporate governance director.
The aim of the clinical governance coordinator is to assist managers in the delivery of high quality service by:
- maintaining and improving corporate standards, policy and procedures for quality and risk management in a standardised and consistent format company wide
- advising on local systems and procedures required for quality and risk management
- advising on training requirements resulting from regulatory and legislative change and sourcing the relevant training relating to quality and risk management
- disseminating information for 'best practice' and risk reduction
- setting up systems to be used consistently throughout the Cygnet group to monitor outcomes and measure key performance indicators
- chair and guide the Corporate Clinical Governance Group meetings to promote excellence in care; and be actively involved in and develop systems for audit, monitoring, and evaluation of systems and procedures at local level