NHS Premises Assurance Model online system
Allows NHS providers to demonstrate to their patients, commissioners and regulators that robust systems are in place to assure that their premises and associated services are safe.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- NHS PAM
- Reference code
- DAPB4021
- Publication date
- 12/05/2023
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.
- Contact point
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- NHS Trusts
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
More information
Functions and benefits of the model include:
- the ability to demonstrate to patients, commissioners and regulators that robust systems are in place and to provide assurance that the premises and associated services are safe;
- helps trusts prioritise investment decisions in order to raise standards in the most advantageous way; and
- the ability to measure compliance against legislation and guidance across the whole NHS.
Page last updated: 22 March 2024