Guidance and regulation

Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the spread of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including COVID-19, in adult social care settings.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2024

• Infection prevention and control (IPC) in adult social care: acute respiratory infection (ARI)

  What has changed This guidance has been updated in line with changes to…

• PPE requirements when caring for a person with suspected or confirmed acute respiratory infection (ARI): text equivalent of poster

  Table. PPE requirements when caring for a person with suspected or…

The Victims' Code focuses on victims' rights and sets out the minimum standard that organisations must provide to victims of crime.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 29 February 2024

• Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales (Victims' Code)

  Summary of Victims’ Rights 1. To be able to understand and to be…

Information for local authorities on charging for care and support.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 February 2024

• Social care - charging for care and support: local authority circular

  Summary This circular sets out that, for the financial year 2024 to 2025,…

Sets out how health and care systems should support the safe and timely discharge of people who no longer need to stay in hospital.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 January 2024

Code of practice on the effective prevention and control of infection by health service providers.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 13 December 2022

How to respond to individuals at risk of developing pressure ulcers, prevent harm where they occur and raise a safeguarding concern.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 5 March 2024

Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Sets out COVID-19 testing for hospice patients and staff.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Information for local authorities on applying for the £12 million Adult Social Work Apprenticeship Fund that aims to increase social worker capacity in adult social care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 14 February 2024

Details and allocations of Department of Health and Social Care local authority-specific revenue funding for the financial year 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 19 February 2024

Sets out how health and care systems should support the discharge of people from mental health inpatient settings.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 January 2024

The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 January 2024

Infection prevention and control (IPC) principles for adult social care settings in England, to be used with guidance on managing specific infections.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2024

Easy read version of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 May 2023

When and how to register with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a children's home or secure children's home.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 6 October 2023

Sets out standards required for the management of records for organisations who work within, or under contract to the NHS in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 August 2021

A guide for people who may be in need of ongoing care and support from health and social care professionals.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 August 2022

The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Updated: 29 January 2024

These factsheets accompany Part 1 of the Care Act and reflect changes made to the Care Act statutory guidance in March 2016.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 19 April 2016

How to apply for your immigration health surcharge (IHS) reimbursement if you work in health and care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 3 others
• Updated: 1 October 2021