Policy
Here you will find any relevant government policy document to do with disability, social care, health care, housing, education and more from across the UK.
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Excellence in adult social care – next steps in consultation
CQC has launched its consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England. The new voluntary award, due to launch in April 2012, will be delivered by third party organisati...
11 July 2011
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The King’s Fund Respond to The Dilnot Commission
Responding to the Dilnot Commission report, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, Richard Humphries, said:
‘In establishing the Dilnot Commission, ministers challenged it to produce a bluep...
11 July 2011
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Dilnot Commission Report Published
The Commission on Funding of Care and Support has presented its findings to the Government in its report Fairer Care Funding, published on 4th July 2011. The letter to the Chancellor and the Secretary...
11 July 2011
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Judge fears for elderly after former ballerina denied night care
A judge said she was troubled by the implications of a supreme court decision against a former ballerina who argued that her council should provide a night-time carer to help her use a commode at her ...
11 July 2011
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Good practice guidance on accessing the Court of Protection
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have produced this guide to support access to the Court of Protection for people who m...
28 June 2011
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Yorkshire and the Humber Joint Improvement Partnership Safeguarding vulnerable adults through better commissioning
The Developing Intelligent Commissioning Programme is designed to develop the commissioning capability and capacity within Yorkshire and the Humber region to enable authorities to deliver the transfor...
28 June 2011
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Care home briefing 96 the operation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards in england 2009-10
The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) came into force on 1 April 2009. The Safeguards enable hospitals and care homes to obtain a power so that they can lawfully deprive ser...
28 June 2011
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Most councils meet personal budgets target but variations persis
Figures released last week show almost two-thirds of councils met the 30% target set by the Labour government, but one in seven had less than 20% of users and carers on personal budgets.
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28 June 2011
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Better health and social care outcomes for people with autism
The Autism skills and knowledge list has been developed jointly by Skills for Care, Skills for Health and the National Autistic Society to help enhance awareness of autism and improve skills among wor...
06 June 2011
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Prevention in adult safeguarding
This report shares findings from research, policy and practice on prevention in adult safeguarding and presents a wide range of approaches that can help prevent abuse.
06 June 2011