Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment
Provides motivation for improvement by providing a clear message, directly from patients, about how the environment or services might be enhanced.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- PLACE
- Reference code
- DAPB2085 Amd 34/2022
- Publication date
- 09/08/2022
- Status
- Active
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- 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.
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- 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
- Hospitals of all types, including independent hospitals that provide NHS funded care
- Is part of
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Location
- Service
- Care setting
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Dependencies and related standards
- Related standards
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
NHS standard contract
More information
The assessments involve local people (known as patient assessors) going into hospitals as part of teams to assess how the environment supports the provision of clinical care, assessing such things as privacy and dignity, food, cleanliness and general building maintenance and, more recently, the extent to which the environment is able to support the care of those with dementia or with a disability.
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