This consultation has closed
The consultation was about your views on our 4 draft sector-specific assessment frameworks. We stopped collecting responses on 12 June 2026.
As part of our Better regulation, better care public consultation, which closed at the end of last year, one of our proposals was to introduce separate assessment frameworks that are more specific and relevant to the health and care sectors that we regulate.
We are grateful to everyone who provided their feedback, whether online or through our engagement events. We have considered the responses and listened to feedback, which showed overwhelming support for this proposal. We have therefore developed 4 draft sector-specific assessment frameworks. Read the background to our assessment frameworks.
There are separate assessment frameworks for each of the following sectors:
- adult social care
- mental health care
- primary care and community services
- hospitals (secondary and specialist care)
Read our draft assessment frameworks
Adult social care
- Download the draft Adult social care assessment framework Word document
- Print or share the draft Adult social care assessment framework PDF document
Mental health care
- Download the draft Mental health care assessment framework Word document
- Print or share the draft Mental health care assessment framework PDF document
Primary care and community services framework
- Download the draft Primary care and community services assessment framework Word document
- Print or share the draft Primary care and community services assessment framework PDF document
Hospitals (secondary and specialist care) framework
- Download the draft Hospitals (secondary and specialist care) assessment framework Word document
- Print or share the draft Hospitals (secondary and specialist services care) assessment framework PDF document