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…

Details and allocations of Department of Health and Social Care local authority-specific revenue funding for the financial year 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 19 February 2024

• Local authority social services letter 2023

  Summary This letter clarifies local authority-specific revenue funding for…

• Local authorities social services grant determination 2023: no 31/7066

  The Minister of State for Care and Mental Health (the Minister of State),…

• Grant allocations 2023 to 2024

  Methodology Local Reform and Community Voices grant The Local Reform and…

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

• Discharge from mental health inpatient settings

  Executive summary It is vital that organisations across the health system…

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

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 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 supporting people with long term conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2023.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 6 July 2023

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

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

Leaflet for the family and friends of a person who needs ongoing care and support after leaving hospital.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 August 2022

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

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

Details and allocations of Department of Health and Social Care local authority-specific revenue funding for the financial year 2022 to 2023.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 February 2023