Declaration to the Care Quality Commission
Standards for Better Health
Link: Standards for Better Health document
Link: Application for registration with the Care Quality Commission
From April 2005 there has been a performance framework for the NHS, driven by Standards for Better Health which set out the level of quality all organisations providing NHS care will be expected to meet or aspire to across the NHS in England. The standards describe the level of quality that health care organisations, including NHS Foundation Trusts, and private and voluntary providers of NHS care, will be expected to meet in terms of:
- Safety
- Clinical and cost effectiveness
- Governance
- Patient focus
- Accessible and responsive care
- Care environment and amenities
- Public health
In each of these domains the individual standards fall into two categories:
- Core standards: which bring together and rationalise existing requirements for the health service, setting out the minimum level of service patients and service users have a right to expect; and
- Developmental standards – which signal the direction of travel and provide a framework for NHS bodies to plan the delivery of services which continue to improve in line with increasing patient expectations and or national standards
Standards for Better Health forms a key part of the performance assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of all health care organisations. They are designed to drive up standards by identifying areas for improvement.
Wolverhampton City PCT's Annual Declaration to the Care Quality Commission
Wolverhampton City PCT Provider Services Core Standards Declaration -2009/10
Wolverhampton City PCT's Core Care Quality Commission Standards Declaration 2008/09
Wolverhampton City PCT's Core Care Quality Commission Standards Declaration Commissioning 2008/09
Statement of Purpose
