Guidance

External assurance for NHS Trusts quality accounts

The Department of Health continues to recommend that NHS Trusts Quality Accounts get external assurance.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 29 January 2015

Documents

Quality Accounts: guidance for NHS Trusts on arrangements for external assurance 2014 to 2015

PDF, 199 KB, 7 pages

Details

This guidance sets out recommended arrangements for NHS Trusts to get external assurance that their Quality Accounts for 2014 to 2015 are reliable and accurate.

Quality accounts are:

• reports about the quality of services by NHS healthcare providers
• published annually by all NHS healthcare providers, including the independent sector
• available to the public

Published 29 January 2015