Guidance and regulation

Sets out the technical detail of each adult social care outcomes framework (ASCOF) measure.

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

• The adult social care outcomes framework 2023 to 2024: handbook of definitions

  Introduction The metrics contained in this handbook were developed by the…

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

Guidance to support nurses and midwives in delivering evidence-based interventions to improve health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 June 2013

Sets out the progress made in applying the lessons learned from the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 11 February 2015

Sets out how responsible authorities should ensure continuity of care for adults who receive care and support and move to another country in the UK.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 26 March 2015

Guidance on deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) as a result of the Supreme Court judgments.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 14 December 2015

Information for NHS patients and service users.

• From: Closed organisation: Monitor
• Updated: 9 March 2015

Midwifery visual strategy

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 June 2013

Review of progress in improving the quality of care for vulnerable people, following abuse of residents at Winterbourne View hospital.

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

Midwifery visual strategy

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 June 2013

Improving health and wellbeing at individual, community and population levels

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 26 June 2013

A guide to training the social care and health workforce.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 June 2011

Sets out the indicators for measuring adult social care outcomes in 2013 and 2014.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 April 2013

19 factsheets and a glossary that accompany the Care Bill.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 January 2014

Background, requirements and implications of putting into practice a national friends and family test within the NHS.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 October 2012

Explains the connection between the Adult Social Care Framework, the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 November 2012

Guidance on data reporting requirements for the NHS friends and family test.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 28 November 2012

Explains how the national friends and family test results and data should be published.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 February 2013

Guidance on the time limits applicable from April 2012 for requests on review of eligibility decisions for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 15 March 2012