Social care glossary
The social care sector is filled with lots of jargon. We’ve created this handy glossary packed with common social care key terms that you and the person receiving care may need to understand.
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Corporate Governance Lead
A role ensuring an organisation operates at the highest regulatory standards.
Clinical Governance
A framework through which Unity Plus is accountable for continuously improving the quality of its services and safeguarding high standards of care.
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Shared Goals
The team works towards common, patient-centred goals, often outlined in a coordinated care plan.
Information Governance
Rules and guidelines for handling sensitive patient information, ensuring confidentiality, security, and compliance with data protection laws (e.g., GDPR)
Group Operations Manager
A management role overseeing internal processes, compliance, and quality assurance.
Governance (Healthcare)
The overall system of rules, practices, and processes by which a healthcare organisation is directed and controlled. It involves structures and processes for decision-making, accountability, transparency, and ensuring that the organisation achieves its objectives in a safe, effective, and ethical manner. This encompasses clinical governance, as well as corporate, financial, and information governance.
Corporate Governance Lead
A role ensuring an organisation operates at the highest regulatory standards.
Clinical Governance
A framework through which Unity Plus is accountable for continuously improving the quality of its services and safeguarding high standards of care.
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Governance (Healthcare)
The overall system of rules, practices, and processes by which a healthcare organisation is directed and controlled. It involves structures and processes for decision-making, accountability, transparency, and ensuring that the organisation achieves its objectives in a safe, effective, and ethical manner. This encompasses clinical governance, as well as corporate, financial, and information governance.
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Information Governance
Rules and guidelines for handling sensitive patient information, ensuring confidentiality, security, and compliance with data protection laws (e.g., GDPR)
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Group Operations Manager
A management role overseeing internal processes, compliance, and quality assurance.
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Shared Goals
The team works towards common, patient-centred goals, often outlined in a coordinated care plan.