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Adult social care: guidance

Information for the adult social care sector.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 20 May 2022
• Last updated: 17 May 2024 — See all updates

Infection prevention and control

• Supporting safer visiting in care homes during infectious illness outbreaks
  • 15 April 2024
  • Guidance
• Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings
  • 1 March 2024
  • Guidance
• PPE guide for non-aerosol generating procedures
  • 1 February 2024
  • Guidance

Workforce

• Health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce
  • 19 May 2022
  • Guidance

Planning care

• People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper
  • 18 March 2022
  • Policy paper
• Adult Social Care Infection Control and Testing Fund: round 3
  • 1 April 2022
  • Guidance

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 17 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 17 May 2024

   Added link to 'Supporting safer visiting in care homes during infectious illness outbreaks'.

2. 11 October 2022

   Added 3 documents: 'COVID-19 PPE guide for adult social care services and settings', 'COVID-19 PPE guide for unpaid carers' and 'PPE use for non-aerosol generating procedures' under 'Infection prevention and control' section.

3. 20 May 2022

   First published.