Inspection tools are questionnaires with related measures and checklists that are used to assess the health establishment, by collecting information and calculating scores that reflect the health establishment’s compliance with norms and standards regulations. The assessment tools are directly linked to the domains, standards and criteria. They are also divided into functional areas that represent different service delivery and operational areas within different types of health establishments. Assessment tools are grouped according to the different levels of care. The number and size of the tools are directly linked to the different functional areas of the health establishment.

Assessment tools are designed to:

• Help inspectors to measure compliance objectively Provide a logical and efficient way of conducting inspections
• Guide inspectors with the most appropriate methodology to use in assessing compliance
• Provide a guidance statement and/or explanatory notes that ensure consistency in understanding and interpreting the requirements of the measure.