Mental health care draft · key question
Effective
People’s care, treatment and support achieves good outcomes, helps them to maintain quality of life and is based on the best available evidence.
Draft, not the current assessment framework
CQC's mental health care draft, published March 2026. The current quality statements remain in use.
5 proposed Effective KLOEs for mental health services
- 1Assessing needsAre people’s needs holistically assessed and reviewed with them, and their families and carers, to maximise the effectiveness of their care, treatment and support?
- 2Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentIs care and treatment delivered in line with current legislation, standards, evidence-based guidance and good practice?
- 3OutcomesDoes the service monitor outcomes and compare performance to improve the effectiveness of care for all?
- 4Supporting people to live healthier livesAre people supported to manage their own health and wellbeing and, where the service is responsible, how does it improve the health of its population?
- 5Consent to care and treatmentAre people supported to understand, and exercise, their right to consent to care and treatment?
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