Latest news

• Skills for Care - Conversational assessment guidance feedback
  26/06/18

  TLAP and Skills for Care have developed a guide to using conversational assessment to help any person or organisation wanting to introduce this model of practice into the way they support people.

• Film - Living with Dementia in Extra Care
  26/06/18

  This film, part of the Housing LIN's 'Spotlight on Extra Care' series, draws on the personal stories of Extra Care residents living with dementia and their partners.

• Person-centred examples of workforce development
  25/06/18

  These examples explore a range of scenarios of individuals who might be involved in transforming care, to help adult social care commissioners and employers provide the right workforce, with the right skills and knowledge, for people who need care and support. 

• New Learning and Development Guide from Skills for Care
  25/06/18

  This guide aims to provide managers with a starting point to consider the best ways to develop their workforce and sustain learning.

• Supporting Carers to be Healthy and Connected
  25/06/18

  New research released at the start of Carers Week reveals the toll that caring can take on many carers’ own health and wellbeing.

• Cancer and dementia: A guide for carers
  25/06/18

  Dementia UK has released a special guide on cancer and dementia for carers.

• Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery
  25/06/18

  SCIE, in partnership with NICE, hosted a webinar to discuss this guideline and its recommendations.

• Social Care Quick Guides
  25/06/18

  An easy way to access key information from NICE on social care topics.

• New QCC Initiative Aims to Benchmark and Improve Social Care Services
  25/06/18

  The Quality Care Campaign (QCC) initiative is launching with a mission to improve the quality of care received by people who use social care services.

• NICE Quality Standards for Parkinson's disease
  27/03/18

  Nice has published its Quality Standards for Parkinson’s disease covering the management of Parkinson’s disease in adults and describing high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.  

• Adult social care apprenticeships
  27/03/18

  Revised standards now published 

• Data Security and Protection Requirements (DSP) for social care providers
  27/03/18

  The Department of Health and Social Care has now issued guidance on the 10 data security standards that need to be met by the social care and health sector.

• Promoting the voice of people with a learning disability
  26/03/18

  Project creating a range of learning and multi-media information resources to improve care and support for people with a learning disability living with or at risk of developing dementia.

• Social care recruitment and retention
  26/03/18

  New insights into possible solutions to care recruitment and retention from King’s College London.

• SCIE – New site for carers
  26/03/18

  SCIE have launched a new site for carers containing information, guidance, advice and resources.

• Chief social worker issues guidance on adult safeguarding responses to pressure ulcers
  26/03/18

  A national framework setting out when adult social services should consider holding a section 42 enquiry in response to concerns about pressure ulcers.

• Tackling loneliness and social isolation: the role of commissioners
  26/03/18

  A new briefing from SCIE.

• Information Governance resources
  26/03/18

  Guidance on safe information sharing generally and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (due to be launched in April 2018) in particular.

• Guidance for supporting older people with hearing loss in care settings
  26/03/18

  A guide for managers and staff.

• The LaingBuisson Awards
  26/03/18

  These awards recognise and celebrate industry excellence and innovative services in the public, private and third sectors.