Want to get your head around our consultation on the guidance we’ve produced to help services meet new fundamental standards? Download our new guide to help you understand what we want your feedback on and how to get involved.
What are we consulting on?
We want your feedback on the guidance we plan to produce for health and social care services.
The guidance sets:
- how they can meet the new regulations.
- how we will use our enforcement powers to take action.
What’s in the guide?
The new regulations
The quick guide tells you about the 11 new regulations that set out the fundamental standards.
These regulations are:
- Person-centred care
- Dignity and respect
- Need for consent
- Safe care and treatment
- Safeguarding service users from abuse
- Meeting nutritional needs
- Cleanliness, safety and suitability of premises and equipment
- Receiving and acting on complaints
- Good governance
- Staffing
- Fit and proper persons employed
There are also two brand new regulations…
Duty of candour and fit and proper person requirement for directors are two new regulations that services must meet.
Duty of candour
The duty of candour says what services must do to make sure they are open and honest with people when something goes wrong with their care and treatment.
Fit and proper person requirement for directors
The fit and proper person requirement for directors makes it clear that directors and people in positions of authority are personally responsible for the overall care provided.
Get the guide
Download the guidance below.
Get the guide
Get involved in the consultation
Visit Consultations on our guidance to help services meet new regulations for more information on how to share your feedback with us.