Guidance on the Assessment of Core Standards

This guidance is for NHS healthcare organisations and their boards, overview and scrutiny committees of local authorities, patient and public involvement forums and strategic health authorities all of whom will be involved in assessing the performance of trusts against core standards. It is intended to support the assessment of the compliance of trusts against the core standards as outlined in the Healthcare Commission’s publications Assessment for improvement: the annual health check and Criteria for assessing core standards. Guidance on the assessment of core standards.pdf

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