BS PAS 1616:2016

BS PAS 1616:2016 specifies requirements for the provision ofclinical 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 anindividual clinical service.NOTE These might be covered in existing standards.This PAS is for use by clinical services providingtreatment and/or care to clinical service users.