Standard 8

Question 1

What is the new general standard 8?

Answer 1

Work appropriately with others

Question 2

How has standard 8.1 changed?

Answer 2

Removed “be able to” “where appropriate” “their relatives and” “other professionals”

Question 3

How many new specific standards are there in general standard 8

Answer 3

8
8.2,8.5-8.11

Question 4

What is new specific standard 8.2?

Answer 4

“recognise the principles and practices of other health and care professionals and systems and how they interact with their profession”

Question 5

What is the new specific standard 8.5?

Answer 5

“identify anxiety and stress in service users, carers, and colleagues, adapting their practice and providing support where appropriate”

Question 6

How has standard 8.6 been changed?

Answer 6

Removed “and be able to apply them in the context of your practice”

Reads as “understand the qualities, behaviours and benefits of leadership”

Question 7

What is the new specific standard 8.7?

Answer 7

Recognise that leadership is a skill all professionals can demonstrate

Question 8

What is the new specific standard 8.8?

Answer 8

Identify their own leadership qualities, behaviours, and approaches, taking into account the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion

Question 9

What is the new specific standard 8.9?

Answer 9

Demonstrate leadership behaviours appropriate to their practice

Question 10

What is new specific standard 8.10?

Answer 10

Act as a role model for others

Question 11

What is the new specific standard 8.11?

Answer 11

Promote and engage in the learning of others

Question 12

How has standard 8.3 changed?

Answer 12

Changed independent to autonomous.

Reads “understand the need to build and sustain professional relationships as both an autonomous practitioner and collaboratively as a member of a team”

Question 13

How has standard 8.4 changed?

Answer 13

Removed “be able to”
Reads “contribute effectively to work undertaken as part of a multi disciplinary team”

Question 14

How has standard 8.12 changed?

Answer 14

Removed “treatments and interventions” for “and assessment outcomes”
Reads “understand the need to engage service users and carers in planning and evaluating diagnostics and assessment outcomes to meet their needs and goals”

Question 15

How has standard 8.13 changed?

Answer 15

Removed “be aware” to “demonstrate awareness” so reads:

“Demonstrate awareness of the impact of pathology services on the service user care pathway”