PAS 1616:2016

This standard PAS 1616:2016 Healthcare. Provision of clinical services. Specification is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.020.10 Health care services in general

This PAS specifies requirements for the provision of clinical services.

It covers aspects of the provision of clinical services, including:

• clinical service planning and clinical service definition;

• leadership, strategy and management;

• person-centred treatment and/or care;

• risk and safety;

• clinical effectiveness;

• clinical service users with complex needs;

• staffing a clinical service;

• improvement, innovation, and transformation; and

• educating the future workforce.

It does not cover service-specific requirements for an individual clinical service.

NOTE These might be covered in existing standards.

This PAS is for use by clinical services providing treatment and/or care to clinical service users.