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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: 28 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
• Infection prevention and control (IPC) in adult social care: acute respiratory infection (ARI)
  • 28 March 2024

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 28 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 28 May 2024

   Added 'Infection prevention and control (IPC) in adult social care: acute respiratory infection (ARI)' to Infection prevention and control.

2. 17 May 2024

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

3. 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.

4. 20 May 2022

   First published.