Guidance and regulation

The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 January 2024

• Care workforce pathway for adult social care: overview

  Background In December 2021, the government published People at the Heart…

• New to care: role category A

  What people do in their work This page outlines the kind of…

• Care or support worker: role category B

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

• Supervisor or leader: role category C

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

• Practice leader: role category D

  What people do in their work This section outlines the kind of…

Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 March 2024

• Part 1: applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad

  This guidance is for people from overseas who may want to work in health…

• Part 2: living and working in the UK - what you need to know as a health and care worker

  This guidance is for people from overseas who may want to work in health…

Guidance for NHS consultant doctors, dentists and academic GPs applying for a new national Clinical Impact Award in 2024.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 4 March 2024

• Applicants' quick guide: 2024 awards round

  The 2024 awards round opens on 4 March and closes at 5pm on 15 April 2024.…

• Applicants' guide: 2024 awards round

  The 2024 awards round opens on 4 March and closes at 5pm on 15 April 2024.…

How to apply for your immigration health surcharge (IHS) reimbursement if you work in health and care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 3 others
• Updated: 1 October 2021

Sets out the principles and best practice benchmarks health and social care employers and recruitment agencies must follow to ensure effective, ethical international recruitment.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 23 August 2023

Information on the background and development of the programme and how to put its resources into practice.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 22 March 2024

An overview of the programme including selection criteria and application process.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 29 January 2024

Information about what the tariffs cover, how to use the tariffs and in what circumstances the national tariffs may be varied.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 October 2023

The 2024 awards round opens on 4 March and closes at 5pm on 15 April 2024. The timetable also indicates the dates for scoring, outcome and appeals.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Estimates of full-time equivalent clinical staff working in general practice in England between September 2019 and September 2023.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 15 February 2024

How and when to tell us about changes in your employment or any other circumstances that may affect your eligibility for a national Clinical Impact or Excellence Award.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 9 February 2024

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

Guidance providing a working definition of trauma-informed practice for practitioners working in the health and care sector.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 2 November 2022

Information on the £15 million fund to help tackle the barriers of international recruitment, while upholding ethical recruitment and employment practices.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 March 2023

Personal statements from new Clinical Impact Award holders in the 2022 awards round.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 28 November 2023

Information for academic authorities and students on pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 September 2023

A list of all consultants in receipt of a national Clinical Excellence, Clinical Impact or Distinction Award, with details of the award they hold.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 10 November 2023

Guidance for employers who are supporting NHS consultant doctors, dentists and academic GPs to apply for a new national Clinical Impact Award in 2024.

• From: Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Updated: 13 February 2024

Guidance for European Economic Area (EEA)-qualified and Swiss healthcare professionals practising in the UK.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 11 May 2022

Information about what the tariffs cover, how to use the tariffs and in what circumstances the national tariffs may be varied.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 March 2022