Social care

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Services

1. Search Public Guardian registers

   Form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.

2. Childcare and children's social care health declaration form

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

3. Tell Ofsted about an incident: children's social care notification form

   Online form for adoption or fostering agencies, children's homes and residential family centres. Downloadable form for residential holiday schemes for disabled children.

4. Register as a children's social care provider: 'fit person' assessment questionnaires

   Forms for assessing your fitness to be a children's social care provider. There are separate forms for children's homes.

5. Apply for health and wellbeing fund 2017 to 2018

   Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) can apply for funding to run schemes to help people access health services in the community.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Ofsted safeguarding policy
   • Guidance
   • 8 March 2018
   • Ofsted
2. No Secrets: guidance on protecting vulnerable adults in care
   • Guidance
   • 22 January 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
3. Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections
   • Guidance
   • 24 July 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
4. NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care: public information leaflet
   • Guidance
   • 14 January 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
5. Local area SEND inspections: information for families
   • Guidance
   • 21 January 2019
   • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission

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News and communications

7 January 2019 — Decision

Direction issued to Bromley borough council

Department for Education

1. NHS better equipped for winter with £420 million funding
   • 3 January 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
2. Matt Hancock: shake-up of GP IT will remove outdated systems
   • 28 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
3. Commissioners and providers of social care: Brexit planning update
   • 21 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Correspondence
4. Chief Medical Officer calls for unified approach to revolutionise health by 2040
   • 21 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Tuberculosis (TB): regional and devolved administration reports
   • 9 January 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Research
2. Chief Medical Officer annual report 2018: better health within reach
   • 21 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report
3. Children’s homes inspections and outcomes: management information
   • 18 December 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Statistical data set
4. Patient Education / Self Management Programmes for People with Long Term Conditions 2017/18
   • 19 November 2018
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
   • Official statistics
5. Priorities for adult social work research
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Knowledge and skills statement for social work supervisors in adult social care
   • 11 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 26 January 2018
2. Proposal to amend the Tribunal Procedure (First-Tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008
   • 23 October 2018
   • Tribunal Procedure Committee
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 14 June 2018
3. Prison health inquiry: government response
   • 14 January 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
4. Community networks linking older and younger people
   • 5 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Case study
5. Preventing homelessness through early intervention mediation
   • 5 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. National Data Guardian Panel meeting minutes, 2018
   • 13 December 2018
   • National Data Guardian
   • Corporate report
2. The Planning Inspectorate Framework Document
   • 24 October 2018
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Corporate report
3. FOI: Social care dataset as at 31 March 2018
   • 11 September 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Foi release
4. Ofsted corporate annual reports and accounts
   • 16 July 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report
5. Assistive technology: research and development
   • 14 May 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Department for Education
3. Department for Work & Pensions
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Public Health England

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1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. HM Treasury
4. National Data Guardian
5. National Information Board
6. Cabinet Office
7. Ministry of Defence
8. Ministry of Justice
9. Home Office
10. Accelerated Access Review
11. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
12. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
13. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
14. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
15. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
16. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
17. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
18. Government Equalities Office
19. Department for International Development
20. Department for International Trade
21. Northern Ireland Office
22. Office of the Public Guardian
23. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
24. Central Arbitration Committee
25. Government Actuary's Department
26. HM Revenue & Customs
27. Intellectual Property Office
28. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
29. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
30. Tribunal Procedure Committee
31. Academy for Social Justice Commissioning
32. Attorney General's Office
33. Certification Officer
34. Department for Transport
35. Disclosure & Barring Service
36. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
37. Government Digital Service
38. Government Office for Science
39. Marine Management Organisation
40. Office for Civil Society
41. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
42. Planning Inspectorate
43. UK Export Finance
44. UK Visas and Immigration

1. Ofsted
2. Innovate UK
3. The Charity Commission
4. Office for Life Sciences
5. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
6. Healthcare UK
7. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
8. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
9. Sellafield Ltd
10. Social Security Advisory Committee
11. Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
12. Forestry Commission
13. Government Chemist
14. HM Prison Service
15. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
16. Natural England
17. Single Source Regulations Office
18. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
19. Veterans UK