Evaluate own knowledge, performance and understanding against relevant standards

To assess your own knowledge, performance and understanding, you will need a set of benchmarks to evaluate against.

The health and care sector has several standards, which you can use to assess your own work practice, including:

• The 15 standards of the care certificate
• Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England
• The Care Quality Commission’s Fundamental Standards
• National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England
• National Occupational Standards
• The six Cs of Nursing

By familiarising yourself with these standards, you can assess how your own practice shapes up and identify any areas for improvement and further training.