Social care

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Services

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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. 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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Guidance and regulation

1. Strengths-based social work: practice framework and handbook
   • Guidance
   • 12 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
2. Ofsted safeguarding policy
   • Guidance
   • 8 March 2018
   • Ofsted
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. No Secrets: guidance on protecting vulnerable adults in care
   • Guidance
   • 22 January 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
5. Care Act 2014 Part 1: factsheets
   • Guidance
   • 19 April 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care

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News and communications

21 February 2019 — News story

Expansion of budgets for personalised health and care support announced

Department of Health and Social Care

1. NHS can move towards more coordinated and continuous care
   • 14 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
2. Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: open letter to the VODG
   • 12 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Correspondence
3. New campaign to recruit thousands more adult social care staff
   • 12 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
4. NHS leaders: government commits to new support and improvement measures
   • 6 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Kark review of the fit and proper persons test
   • 7 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report
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. Wider Determinants of Health: November 2018 update
   • 6 November 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets: extending legal rights
   • 21 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 09 June 2018
2. Learning disability and autism training for health and care staff
   • 13 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 13 April 2019
3. 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
4. Prison health inquiry: government response
   • 14 January 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
5. Community networks linking older and younger people
   • 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. Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and DfE: secure children's homes
   • 4 April 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

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

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

1. Ofsted
2. The Charity Commission
3. Innovate UK
4. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
5. Healthcare UK
6. Office for Life Sciences
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. HM Prison Service
14. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
15. Natural England
16. Single Source Regulations Office
17. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
18. Veterans UK

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1. Carers' health
2. Health and social care integration