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    • Care standards - documents

    Topics:
    • Safety and Quality, 
    • Standards for safety and quality

    Date published: 19 July 2017

    Last updated: 18 May 2023

    Documents relating to care standards.

    Documents

    • Residential care homes standardsAdobe PDF (330.55 KB)
    • Nursing agencies standardsAdobe PDF (221.41 KB)
    • Domiciliary care agencies standardsAdobe PDF (156.95 KB)
    • Residential family centres standardsAdobe PDF (927.37 KB)
    • Residential family centres standards - children and young people's versionAdobe PDF (2.52 MB)
    • Adult day care settings standardsAdobe PDF (300.75 KB)
    • Childminding and day care for children under age 12 standardsAdobe PDF (664.24 KB)
    • Childminding and day care - children and young people's versionAdobe PDF (2.37 MB)
    • Regulation of childminding and daycare services by HSC Trusts standards (Updated July 2017) Adobe PDF (59.42 KB)
    • HSC Board guidance (Oct 2016)Adobe PDF (3.45 MB)
    • Childrens homes standardsAdobe PDF (751.39 KB)
    • Childrens homes standards - children's versionAdobe PDF (7.47 MB)
    • Childrens homes standards - young people's versionAdobe PDF (1.94 MB)
    • Independent healthcare establishments standardsAdobe PDF (678.85 KB)
    • Independent healthcare establishments standards - children and young people's versionAdobe PDF (8.63 MB)
    • Revised nursing homes standardsAdobe PDF (483.25 KB)
    • Revised nursing homes standards - residents guideAdobe PDF (163.83 KB)
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