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Background& aim: Ensuring the patient safety is the first step for quality improvement in healthcare systems. Clinical governance model , with a systemic approach, a framework for qualityassurance. Implementation of clinical governance requires managers and staff contribution. The aimof this study was to compare the manager's and employees's views about the effect of clinicalgovernance on patient safety in hospitals of Alborz university of medical sciences .Materials and Methods: A descriptive - comparative ,design was used. The sample of the studyconsisted of 129 managers and 251 employees. The entire population of managers were includedin the study. The employees were included in the study by using quota sampling method. Data werecollected by a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of demographic information and questionsregarding the seven components of clinical governance. The validity of the questionnaire wasassured by computing CVI (0.85). The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed by internalconsistency (α=0.98) and test re test .Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software.Results: Almost all managers ( 96.9%) and majority of employees (92.4%) strongly agreed with thesignificant impact of clinical governance on patient safety. There was no significant differencebetween managers' and employees' viewsConclusion: The managers and employees had a positive view on clinical governance and its effecton patient safety. This finding shows that there is a willingness and readiness for implementation ofclinical governance in hospitals of Alborz university of medical sciences.Keywords: Clinical governance, Patient, Perspective, Hospital