Definitions of health and social care standards used internationally: A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Setting standards is a quality improvement mechanism and an important means for shaping the provision of health and social care services. Standards comprise statements describing a process or outcome of care. Setting standards is a global practice. It would be useful to have an understanding of the underpinning definitions of standards used internationally. Therefore, the aim of this review was to examine definitions of health and social care standards used internationally and identify similarities and differences. A targeted grey literature search of standard-setting bodies' websites and related health legislation was conducted to retrieve explicit definitions of standards. Of 15 standard-setting bodies that were searched, 12 definitions of standards were narratively synthesised. Terms th

SUBMITTER: Kelly Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087784 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature