Safeguarding
This collection of improvement support and resources is designed to help local authorities, health and care providers, safeguarding boards, churches and faith groups to safeguard those at risk.
Keeping people safe
Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
Information and guidance for care and health staff to support, protect and empower people who may lack capacity.
Find out moreDignity in care
Our guide on dignity in care – providing care that supports the self-respect of the person, recognising their capacities and ambitions, and does nothing to undermine it.
Find out moreSupport for social workers
Social care recording
This resource supports social workers and other social care staff to improve recording skills.
Find out morePersonalised and person-centred care
Resources, information and guidance on providing personalised person-centred care for care providers, managers and practitioners.
Find out moreDay care
Resources to support restarting or continuing activities in community-based day services and day centres (including specialised environments)
Find out moreCare Act
Care Act 2014
Resources to help local authorities and care providers to analyse, develop, deliver and evaluate Care Act implementation programmes.
Find out moreAssessment and eligibility
Resources to support care practitioners about assessment and determination of eligibility under the Care Act.
Find out moreAdvocacy
Resources to help commissioning officers in local authorities think through their duties and understand how to comply with the requirements of the Act.
Find out moreStrengths-based approaches (SBA)
These resources describe how SBAs work in a variety of interventions and settings and provide information on how to enable and implement SBAs.
Find out moreCare system
Integrated care
Resources on integrating health, care and related services, including guides, models and evidence.
Find out moreHousing with care
Guidance and advice for housing providers on their role in health and social care including safeguarding, hoarding and integrated care.
Find out moreCo-production
Co-production resources for health and social care managers commissioners, frontline practitioners, people who use services and carers.
Find out moreInnovation
How innovative, small-scale models of health, social care and support could be scaled up to improve support to adults and children.
Find out moreSocial care commissioning
Guidance and practical examples for commissioners to help them support providers in delivering good care provision.
Find out moreSCIE around the UK
Wales
SCIE supports the work of Social Care Wales by the continued provision of high quality knowledge about what works and the provision of evidence and research based services to social care leaders in Wales.
Find out moreNorthern Ireland
Resources which cover Northern Ireland to inform practice and service developments.
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