Introduction and background : clinical governance and the national health service / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- What is clinical governance? / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- A guide to clinical governance / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- Applying clinical governance in daily practice / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- Identifying and exploring the barriers to the implementation of clinical governance / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- Clinical governance and the law / John Tingle -- The impact of clinical governance in the national health service / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce -- Education and training for clinical governance / Rob McSherry and Paddy Pearce.