Search
Descriptor English: Health Governance
Descriptor Spanish: Gobernanza
Descriptor gobernanza
Entry term(s) dirección y gobernanza
Scope note: Marco en que las organizaciones del Servicio Nacional de la Salud del Reino Unido son responsables de mejorar de modo continuado la calidad de sus servicios y la salvaguarda de sus estándares de atención mediante la creación de un ambiente que facilite la excelencia de la atención clínica. (Traducción libre del original: Scally and Donaldson, BMJ (4 July 1998): 61-65)
Descriptor Portuguese: Governança em Saúde
Descriptor French: Gouvernance
Entry term(s): Governance
Tree number(s): SH1.010.006
SP1.483
SP9.242.569.501.322
Scope note: The exercise of authority, control, administration, Government power, or the manner in which power is exercised in the administration of social and economic resources of a country to develop, implying on the ability of Governments to design, formulate and implement policies and fulfil functions. (WORLD BANK, 1992 apud BUSS et al., 2012, p. 1480)
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
ST standards
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56240
Unique ID: DDCS056240
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Health Governance - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062045
Scope note The exercise of authority, control, administration, Government power, or the manner in which power is exercised in the administration of social and economic resources of a country to develop, implying on the ability of Governments to design, formulate and implement policies and fulfil functions. (WORLD BANK, 1992 apud BUSS et al., 2012, p. 1480)
Preferred term Health Governance
Entry term(s) Governance



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey