A roadmap for reforming care and support in England

This briefing focuses on local authority funding for adult social care in England. Information on the funding that people may be able to get to help with social care costs is available in a separate Library briefing: Paying for adult social care in England. 

This strategy represents us asking and listening to people and jointly thinking about how we could improve adult social care for the benefit of those who draw on it, their families and carers, and for those who may need it in the future. 

View the strategy for adult social care in West Sussex 2022-2025

‘The life you want to lead’ is the new strategy that sets out five priorities to guide the future development of West Sussex County Council’s adult social care services up to 2025.

Information for care homes, home care companies, specialist colleges, extra care housing, Shared Lives schemes and supported living services.

June 6, 2023

This episode of CMM OFF THE PAGE explores how to achieve excellence in end of life care and discusses the importance of choice for people living in a care setting at the end of their life. Podcast co-host Nadra Ahmed CBE, Executive Chairman at The National Care Association, highlights how care homes should consider cultural needs and Paula Plaskow, End of Life and Palliative Care Lead at Jewish Care, recalls how the organisation has gone above and beyond to create lasting memories for families and for people at the end of life. Podcast speaker Claire Towns, Chief Executive of Mary Stevens Hospice, shares strategies on how to support the workforce when dealing with a bereavement and Claire Henry MBE, a consultant in end of life care, offers her recommended resources and training to help providers with their continued professional development.

Overview for social care

This introduction to data protection has been developed to assist in promoting dignity in social care.

The Information Commissioner’s Office is an independent official body whose role is to oversee all information legislation, including promoting access to official information and protecting personal information. All public and private organisations are legally obliged to protect any personal information they hold. Public bodies are also obliged to provide public access to official information. I

This briefing summarises the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It also introduces Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), the Law Commission’s proposed replacement for DoLS.

DoLS ensures people who cannot consent to their care arrangements in a care home or hospital are protected if those arrangements deprive them of their liberty. Arrangements are assessed to check they are necessary and in the person’s best interests. Representation and the right to challenge a deprivation are other safeguards that are part of DoLS.

This introduction to equality has been developed to assist in promoting dignity in social care.

Equalities legislation replaced anti-discrimination legislation. This area of law is constantly evolving as society recognises new areas of inequality, and over the years a number of laws have been passed in response to changing public perceptions and the development of human rights law.

What’s the difference between an integrated care board and an integrated care partnership? What do we really mean when we talk about patient and public involvement? The health and care policy landscape is constantly evolving and the language that we use to describe this landscape changes along with it.

This jargon buster aims to demystify and clarify some of the concepts and terms that are frequently used in health and care policy. We will be updating it on a regular basis to reflect changes in the health and care system and we’d like to hear from you on what needs defining. 

This introduction to health and safety has been developed to assist in promoting dignity in social care.

Safe practice is very important when providing care. There are a number of legislative measures and regulations to support health and safety at work. These are intended to protect people in work, those using services and the wider public. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), local authority Trading Standards and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can all bring prosecutions against care providers who breach health and safety standards.

Short snippets of learning ranging from videos, podcasts, blogs, links to Ted Talks and much more…

Inspiration Library – Leadership Academy

This introduction to legislation relating to safeguarding adults has been developed to assist in promoting dignity in social care.

How to pay for care and support

Introduction

The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) commissioned the development of this core capabilities framework for health and care staff involved in wound care in England. The framework describes the required skills, knowledge and behaviours to improve wound care in three clinical areas (Pressure Ulcers, Lower Limb and Surgical Wounds).

policy paper

Published 4 April 2023

Core safeguarding learning resources

Currently, unlike NHS services, social care is not free at the point of use. Anyone who requests public funded social care must undergo a needs assessment and a means test, and only those with highest needs and the lowest financial assets are likely to receive support. Anyone with assets of more than £23,250 must pay for all social care themselves. Below this threshold, contributions are made by the service user and the government on a sliding scale. If service users have long-term complex health needs, the NHS may also contribute to funding.  

This introduction to human rights has been developed to assist in promoting dignity in social care.

The Human Rights Act (HRA) came into force in October 2000. It enables individuals to enforce 16 of the fundamental rights and freedoms contained in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in British courts. This makes Parliament and public bodies more accountable to UK citizens through the courts. The fundamental rights include rights that impact directly on service provision in the health and social care sector.

What this little book tells you
As the title suggests, this Little Book is about preventing violence. We
have written it intending to contribute to an ongoing national and transnational debate on how to secure safe environments for everybody, regardless of their background or beliefs.

A guide