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This revised reference guide gives information and advice on how the 1983 Mental Health Act operates.
If you have long COVID there is a range of support available.
How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.
Regulations that brewers and contract brewers must comply with when producing beer to sell.
This guidance gives step-by-step support for businesses on developing a 'Front of Pack' (FoP) nutrition label.
Sets out 6 objectives to improve mental health, wellbeing and outcomes for people with mental health problems.
Document outlining action expected from health and care organisations in 2017 to 2018, to implement recommendations by the National Data Guardian.
The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.
Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from April 2026 to March 2027.
How to use validated tools to identify health risk from alcohol use, deliver brief interventions to help people reduce their drinking or refer those with possible dependence to specialist assessment.
How to assess a person's alcohol use and other needs, and agree their treatment and recovery goals, as well as interventions and actions to meet those goals. It covers risk assessment and regular reviews of treatment and…
Help for adult social care providers when choosing and setting up digital social care records (DSCRs) software.
Sets out arrangements of public health consultant and consultant academic appointments by local authorities and higher education institutions.
How to provide evidence-based psychosocial interventions for people with alcohol problems. It covers formulation to identify appropriate psychosocial interventions for the person, structured support, psychological treatments…
Sets out the principles and best practice benchmarks health and social care employers and recruitment agencies must follow to ensure effective, ethical international recruitment.
Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.
How to deliver interventions to reduce health and social harms associated with a person's alcohol use. This includes assessing, planning and monitoring gradual alcohol reduction, and providing alcohol harm reduction advi…
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Portugal.
Statutory guidance published on joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) and joint health and wellbeing strategies (JHWSs).
The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.
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