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The key drivers, legislation and policies underpinning social care

Legal literacy resources

Provider: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

This collection of resources aims to support health and care professionals to build confidence in understanding and applying legal frameworks in practice.

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A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England

This Workforce Strategy was developed by Skills for Care in collaboration with theadult social c…

Accessible Information Standard

The Accessible Information Standard sets out how NHS and adult social care providers must suppor…

An introduction to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

This training provides an initial introduction to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) a…

Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities (NICE guideline NG11)

This guideline covers interventions and support for children, young people and adults with a lea…

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduces important updates to the UK’s data protection and …

Decision-making and mental capacity implementation resource

This implementation tool supports professionals in applying the NICE guideline [NG108] by bringi…

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Duty of Candour

Duty of Candour is a legal and ethical obligation that requires healthcare professionals to be o…

Duty of candour

The intention of the duty of candour legislation is to ensure that providers are open and transp…

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Duty of Candour Course (Level 4)

This course will give an overview of the Duty of Candour, its application, and its role in safet…

Duty of Candour Online Training Course

This online training course will help you to understand these definitions and what you need to do…

Employment Rights Bill (October 2024)

The UK government has published a new Employment Rights Bill that includes 28 employment law ref…

Employment Rights Bill: Factsheets

The UK Government has published this series of factsheets explaining the proposed Employment Rig…

Introduction to The Mental Capacity Act

The aim of this webinar is to support you to explore your responsibilities under the Mental Capa…

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Liberty Protection Safeguards – Looking Forwards

Liberty Protection Safeguards replaces the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system, this…

Local Government Association

This tool helps practitioners identify restrictions in a person’s care. By highlighting restrict…

Making decisions: a guide for people who work in health and social care

This guidance tells you about the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), which applies to England and Wales …

Managing medicines in care homes (SC1)

This guideline (SC1) covers best practice for managing medicines in care homes. It aims to promo…

Medication Management Training

This online workshop equips individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage medica…

Mental Capacity ‘Shedinars’

Alex Ruck Keene is a barrister, writer, and educator who has practiced at 39 Essex Chambers in L…

Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory

This online catalogue collates key information and tools to aid the implementation of the Mental…

Mental Capacity Act (MCA) guidance

This resource page provides information and guidance for health and care staff to support, prote…

Mental Capacity Act (MCA) training course for senior staff and managers

A more in-depth study of duties and responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) fo…

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act 2005 – An Introduction

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a statutory framework to empower and protect vulnerable pe…

Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Executive Capacity

This is a specialist course for practitioners who already have a good working knowledge of the M…

Mental Capacity Toolkit

This resource gathers insights from experts in mental capacity to provide a comprehensive guide …

NICE guideline [NG108]: Decision-making and mental capacity

This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years and over who may lack capacity now or i…

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Refresher

This in-person refresher session provides an essential update for those who’ve previously comple…

Regulation 20: Duty of candour

The duty of candour requires registered providers and registered managers (known as ‘registered …

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) is a legal requir…

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Statutory and mandatory training guide for adult social care employers

This guide has been updated in line with the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care. It covers…

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The key drivers, legislation and policies underpinning social care

This newsletter looks broadly at the current social care landscape, exploring the legislative fo…

The Oliver McGowan draft code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training

The draft code of practice lays out the standards for training on learning disability and autism…

Understanding mental capacity

This course explores the principles and criteria underpinning the assessment of mental capacity a…

Unlocking Best Practices: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

This three-part webinar series, recorded in 2024, features expert panelists discussing key aspec…

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