B5: Meeting National Occupational Standards

Question 1

What do NOS describe?

Answer 1

National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe best practice

Question 2

What are NOS?

Answer 2

they are the professional standards that should be met in the workplace

Question 3

When was the NOS updated and what do they underpin?

Answer 3

in 2012, the NOS for those working in the UK Health and Social Care Services were updated and they underpin the different codes of practice for each of the different professional bodies