Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to enable busy health care professionals to gain a quick overview of the current articles in CGIJ. Design/methodology/approach -The paper takes the form of a review. Findings -Clinical governance continues to be an important issue in contemporary healthcare and the concept is being applied to many different facets of healthcare provision. Practical implications -The papers in the issue recommend changes to: knowledge sharing, risk management, defining low value/high value treatments, use of voice recognition software and clinical supervision. Social implications -Knowledge sharing and considering patient quality of life (QOL) rather than basing treatment decisions on cost alone are considered. Originality/value -The paper provides an overview of current subjects.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the content of the current issue of CGIJ. Design/methodology/approach – This review is prepared by the review editor to highlight key points within each article. Findings – Enables readers to scan content and select articles of most interest or relevance to their needs. Originality/value – CGIJ is the only Emerald health journal providing this service to its readers.

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to enable busy clinicians to review the contents of the journal quickly. They can then choose which articles have the most relevance for them and focus on these. Design/methodology/approach -The paper provides a brief synopsis of the main content of the journal prepared by the review editor. Findings -Changes to healthcare commissioning and delivery will have long-term consequences for the way in which the NHS functions. Practical implications -It is important that all NHS staff have a clear understanding of recent and proposed changes so that they can participate in dialogue about the implications for their roles. Originality/value -The review editor has no affiliation with any of the authors and no financial or other interest in commissioning and therefore is able to provide an independent overview of the journal contents.