Ten standards,
evidenced daily
Operationalise the National Standards for Mental Health Services, consumer rights, restrictive-practice governance and incidents, continuously evidenced.
| Worker | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Min Park | Valid | |
| Aaron Hassan | Expiring | |
| Maria Lopez | Valid | |
| Marcus Tan | Expired | |
| Anika Sharma | Valid |
The ten standards, and the registers that sit under them
The National Standards for Mental Health Services ship pre-loaded, alongside restrictive practices, reportable incidents and worker screening.
National Standards for Mental Health Services
Australian Health Ministers · Last updated: 2025-11-01
Built around consumers, authorisations and incidents
Worker screening, restrictive practices, consumer records and reportable incidents, held as one connected register.
Worker Screening Dashboard
See every worker's screening status at a glance. State-specific requirements tracked with expiry countdown alerts at 90, 60, and 30 days.
- Worker screening clearance status per worker
- State-specific screening requirements (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT, ACT)
- Automatic expiry alerts at configurable intervals
- Bulk export for reviews and audits
Restrictive Practices Register
Track seclusion and restraint events with authorisation documentation, minimisation strategies, and scheduled review cycles linked to each consumer.
- Authorisation documentation per consumer
- Seclusion and restraint event logging
- Minimisation strategies and review cycles
- Governance oversight and reporting
Consumer Compliance View
Compliance posture per consumer, care plans, restrictive practices, incident history, and consent documentation all linked to the individual.
- Care plan documentation with version history
- Restrictive practices register per consumer
- Incident history and investigation records
- Consent and authorisation tracking
Reportable Incident Pipeline
Structured workflow from incident report to investigation to notification to closure. Every step timestamped and evidence-linked.
- Reported → Investigated → Notified → Closed workflow
- Immutable audit trail on every state change
- Evidence attachment at each pipeline stage
- Notification receipt tracking
Review Preparation Export
One-click evidence pack generation structured to the National Standards for Mental Health Services. When a review opens, your evidence is ready, not being assembled.
- One-click export organised by NSMHS standard
- Evidence completeness scoring before export
- PDF evidence pack with table of contents
- Gap analysis showing missing evidence per standard
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Compared with spreadsheets and care software
Clinical and care systems record the episode. Neither they nor a spreadsheet hold the authorisation, the review cycle and the evidence together.
| Feature | Spreadsheets | Care Software | FormaOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSMHS standards pre-built | No | Partial | Yes |
| Worker screening tracking | No | No | Yes |
| Reportable incident workflow | No | No | Yes |
| Review-ready export | No | Partial | Yes |
| Named ownership per obligation | No | Yes | Yes |
| Immutable evidence chain | No | No | Yes |
| AU data residency | No | Partial | Yes |
| Restrictive practices register | No | No | Yes |
| Onboarding time | Weeks | Days | Hours |
| Price | Hidden | $$$+ | from $297/mo |
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- Partial
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- No
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- No
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- Partial
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- Yes
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- No
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- Partial
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- No
- Care Software
- No
- FormaOS
- Yes
- Spreadsheets
- Weeks
- Care Software
- Days
- FormaOS
- Hours
- Spreadsheets
- Hidden
- Care Software
- $$$+
- FormaOS
- from $297/mo
Mental Health Services compliance questions
Reviews and accreditation cycles arrive on their own schedule. Is your evidence chain current right now?
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Every obligation in one register, each with a named owner and the evidence attached as the work is done.
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