Social care
Services
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Registration of residential care homes (England)
You need to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to run a residential care home for adults in England
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Become a children's social care provider: registration fee
Ofsted's registration fees and payment form to apply to become a children’s social care provider.
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Form COP DOL10: Apply to authorise a deprivation of liberty
Social workers can use this form to apply for permission from the court to restrain and restrict someone in a care setting.
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Request leave for restricted patients
Complete this form to apply for S17 leave for a restricted patient being treated for mental health issues at your hospital.
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Registration of independent health care service (England and Wales)
You need to register with the Care Quality Commission or Healthcare Inspectorate to run an independent health care service (eg private hospital or clinic) in England and Wales
Guidance and regulation
- Prepare for the Health and Social Care Levy
- Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement
- Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings
- The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales and supporting public information materials
- Hospital discharge and community support guidance
News and communications
- New funding for local authorities to prepare for charging reform
- Health Secretary announces 10-year plan for dementia
- Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid speech at Alzheimer's Society 2022 conference
- Chief Social Worker for Adults publishes annual report
- Increased funding for nursing in care homes
Research and statistics
- Quarterly Carers Statistics for Northern Ireland (March 2022)
- Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: June 2022
- Palliative and end of life care profiles: June 2022 data update
- The association between the discharge of patients from hospitals and COVID in care homes
- Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: May 2022
Policy papers and consultations
- Changes to the law and guidance about making your own decisions (easy read)
- Changes to the MCA Code of Practice and implementation of the LPS
- Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs
- Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs (easy read)
- People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Staying Close: section 31 grant determination letters
- Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales
- NICE annual accountability review minutes
- Inspection outcomes of the largest children's social care providers
- A Memorandum of Understanding between the Information Commissioner and the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care
Organisations
- Ofsted
- The Charity Commission
- Healthcare UK
- Migration Advisory Committee
- Office for Life Sciences
- Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Sellafield Ltd
- Social Security Advisory Committee
- Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
- Forestry Commission
- HM Prison Service
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- Natural England
- Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
- Single Source Regulations Office
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
- Veterans UK
- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales