The development of preventative approaches and those which promote independence and wellbeing have gained importance since the implementation of the Care Act 2014.
Prevention and encouraging people to be more proactive about their health and wellbeing is also central to the vision of the NHS Five Year Forward View.
SCIE’s resource aims to inform the case for commissioning prevention services in adult social care through highlighting examples of good practice across England together with recent prevention-related research.
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Prevention in social care
A briefing on prevention in social care and how to encourage people to be more proactive about their health and wellbeing.
Prevention research and practice
Good practice examples and latest research on preventative approaches and the promotion of wellbeing in adult social care in England.
Supporting different groups of people
Find out how preventative approaches or those promoting wellbeing can support and improve the lives of different types of people.
Being informed, making choices
Resources looking at how people can be supported to become informed and make choices about their area, their care and their lives.
Promoting independence and wellbeing
How to ensure people are supported to maintain or regain independence and wellbeing.
Connecting individuals and communities
Different approaches to connecting people and preventing social isolation and loneliness.
