Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary fell short on three national standards for care, the health watchdog found.
Germany did too, and was so shocked that it brought in national standards and exams.
For instance, only Chinese-based technology can be used in national standards and in government purchased products.
The Bush Administration realized that creating national standards was critical to shoring up the whole system.
Sir Michael has set out a plan to raise national standards in literacy in England.
The framework sets new national standards for patient care and new guidelines on treatment for health professionals.
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) created national standards for home construction that continue to be used today.
The Nordics are free-traders who joined late and believe their national standards to be higher than Europe's.
He suggests there need to be national standards on health, possibly education and to some degree social care.
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The role of NACTE to set national standards and undertake accreditation of teacher education programmes was agreed upon.
Dvorak says he doubts Epic will join CommonWell, preferring to support national standards.
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Today I am publishing the first ever national standards for mental health services.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspectors said that overall the hospital was clean and complying with national standards to protect patients.
The HEI said the majority of national standards on cleanliness were being met.
The CAN-SPAM Act, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, established our first national standards for sending electronic mail.
However, the plan is not popular in Washington, where detractors say national standards will diminish state and local control over schools.
However, there are no national standards that can be applied when officers respond to a call for a burglary in progress.
The review aimed to measure progress towards certain national standards set by the government which need to be met by 2010.
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The new national standards will help to identify patients for referral and the right scheme for them to be referred to.
President Clinton nevertheless cites this study in his quest for national standards.
Why, Sir Sandy asks, does Britain need national standards on swimming pools?
The report concluded the overall picture regarding diversity training was one of inconsistency, an absence of agreed national standards and proper evaluation.
The ATL wants the government to set up a national standards forum.
In fact, national standards can only add to the burden that federal education mandates place on state education departments and local school districts.
He also argues for the devolution of government power away from Washington but calls for national standards for everything from education to art.
President Clinton told a joint session of the Michigan legislature Thursday that states must lead the way in establishing national standards for education.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will launch over the summer the administration's effort to bolster national standards and to tie teacher pay to performance.
In December, we finalized the first-ever national standards to limit mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, helping safeguard the health of millions.
The watchdog will now no longer give a satisfactory rating to any provider which fails to meet any of the national standards or regulations.
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