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The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
Support for local authorities to carry out the implementation for part 1 of the Care Act 2014.
Sets out the government's quality standards for diabetes services.
Sets out the government's quality standards for health and social care services for older people.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise applications to register children’s homes services.
Sets out the government's quality standards for mental health services.
Names, email address and telephone numbers for the HM Prison and Probation Service Mental Health Casework Section.
How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.
Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Information on how organisations can apply for a share of £5 million funding to improve support for carers.
Guidance for managing seasonal influenza, identifying pathogens and transmission routes for acute respiratory disease in care homes.
Guidance for NHS regarding disclosure to individuals holding either a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputyship.
The framework and handbook support social workers and social care professionals in applying a strengths-based approach to their work with adults.
Information for local authorities and NHS organisations on how to support the implementation of the autism strategy.
The Department of Health and Social Care will lead a review into the duty of candour for health and social care providers in England.
Find out how to organise your documents (‘bundle’) in the standard way so that a judge can understand your appeal.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Guidance that supplements the information in the decision makers' guide.
Leaflet given to patients when they are admitted to hospital to prepare them for discharge.
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