Guidance and regulation

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

• Hospital discharge and community support guidance

  Summary of changes - January 2024 This guidance has been updated. We have…

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

• Care Act factsheets

  Factsheet 1: General responsibilities of local authorities: prevention,…

• Care and support statutory guidance: changes in March 2016

  The statutory guidance supports implementation of part 1 of the Care Act…

Sets out how commissioners and providers of care services should protect vulnerable adults.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 January 2015

Sets out the government's quality standards for health and social care services for older people.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 March 2001

A summary of what delivering better integrated care means and how Monitor is supporting the sector.

• From: Closed organisation: Monitor
• Updated: 11 March 2015

Sets out the government's quality standards for mental health services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 September 1999

Sets out the government's quality standards for supporting people with long term conditions.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 March 2005

Leaflet given to patients before they're discharged to their usual place of residence.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 August 2022

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

These action cards summarise the responsibilities of health and care staff in the hospital discharge process.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 27 October 2022

Leaflet given to patients when they are admitted to hospital to prepare them for discharge.

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

Leaflet given to patients before they are discharged to another place of care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 August 2022

Sets out the government’s approach to intervention in adult social care in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 August 2023

This guidance sets out the role of health and wellbeing boards following the Health and Care Act 2022. It replaces previous draft guidance.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 November 2022

Guidance to help health professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing of individuals in inclusion health groups.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 10 May 2021

Details and allocations of funding for local authorities in relation to the Care Quality Commission assessment of adult social care duties for the first time.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 21 September 2023

A framework that outlines ways to improve health and social care integration.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 13 May 2013

This vision builds on 'Compassion in Practice', the national vision for nurses midwives and care staff.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 January 2013

Funding to support local authorities in England in the dual running of the adult social care client level data (CLD) collection and Short and Long Term (SALT) return.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 March 2023

Update to Fairer Charging Policies guidance for non-residential social services and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 June 2014