National minimum standards

Read the national minimum standards (NMS) that relate to your type of service.

For children's services go to the Ofsted website.

The links below go to the Department of Health website.

National minimum standards for:

Get help understanding the standards with our guidance logs for care homes for adults (18 to 65)
New outcome descriptions: a new approach to reporting national minimum standard outcomes is on its way.

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