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• AskSARA
  01/07/20

  AskSARA is an award-winning online self-help guide providing expert advice and information on products and equipment for older and disabled people.

• COVID-19 resource and best practice hub for social care
  01/07/20

  The new directory of resources and best practice hub includes links to SCIE, government and key sector work on COVID-19.

• Coronavirus risk for older people: the updated picture
  01/07/20

  In March Age UK wrote about what the scientists advising the Government thought the risk would be for older people in the UK. Since then, what has happened?

• SCIE - Care homes and COVID-19: advice and best practice
  01/07/20

  Guidance, resources and best practice advice for care homes and care staff during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• LGA/ADASS Covid19 Briefing Note – Financial Aspects of Direct Payments and support for Personal Assistants
  01/07/20

• Government guidance documents on how to work safely in care homes and domiciliary care during the COVID!( pandemic
  01/07/20

• NHS launches new online support for people with diabetes
  01/07/20

  New online tools for people living with diabetes are now available on the NHS to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic. 

• CPA Briefing note for care providers on reporting to local authorities
  01/07/20

  CPA has created a briefing note containing examples to support care providers' reports to local authorities.

• Post job vacancies - Free and unlimited access
  01/07/20

  CareJob.co is offering all care providers in the UK completely free and unlimited access to post vacancies.

• Steps to take following the death of a person who worked in adult social care in England
  01/07/20

  In the sad event of the death of a worker in adult social care from coronavirus (COVID-19), there are several actions that employers may need to take. 

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): reducing risk in adult social care
  01/07/20

  A framework for how adult social care employers should assess and reduce risk to their workforce during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Latest resources to improve social worker support for autistic adults and adults with learning disability - including during the COVID-19 pandemic
  01/07/20

  Latest resources from the British Association for Social Workers (BASW) and their partners the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) 

• Mental health conditions, work and the workplace
  01/07/20

  Guidance to help you support employee mental health by managing work related stress.

• Dedicated one-to-one time with a dementia consultant
  01/07/20

  Accessible dementia consultancy service from Dementia Support UK.

• DHSC guidance on mental capacity and DoLs
  01/07/20

  A new section has been added to the additional guidance document called 'The right to appeal if someone is subject to emergency health powers and lacks the relevant mental capacity'.

• Boots Care Learning platform
  01/07/20

  Available free for all care homes in the UK.

• Visitors' protocol - CPA briefing for care providers
  01/07/20

  This protocol aims to provide a set of principles and top tips to help people using care and support to have the opportunity to safely receive visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, while minimising the risk of its introduction to, or spread within, the care setting.

• SCIE - forum for care home managers
  01/07/20

  The meetup will provide an opportunity to share and learn, and to feedback key issues to sector leaders and to the DHSC.

• Resident engagement
  01/07/20

  EROSH has developed a new guide to the huge range of resources and information that is available in relation to resident engagement.

• Digital Social Care
  01/07/20

  Cyber security pages and guide co-produced with NHS Digital and the National Cyber Security Centre.