Clinical governance - further resources
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Abbreviations
This listing covers the standard abbreviations for government bodies, organisations and commonly used terms in the clinical governance field. View abbreviations.
Glossary
This listing provides definitions of selected terms from authoritative sources linking to actual documents where possible. View glossary.
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