Coronavirus guidance for adult social care
COVID-19 guidance latest
- Government guidance - recent & upcoming changes (opens new window)
- Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 20/12/20
COVID-19 vaccinations
- COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for social care staff 7/12/20
- Vaccinations and care homes - letter from Minister for Social Care 4/12/20
Winter planning
- Chief nurse for adult social care to provide clinical leadership during winter 7/12/20
- Adult social care: Our COVID-19 winter plan 2020-2021 - 18/09/20
Direct payments and personal health budgets
- Using direct payments during COVID-19 full guidance for people receiving direct payments and PAs -updated 11/09/20
- Using direct payments during the coronavirus outbreak:the most important things to know - updated 11/09/20
- Coronavirus:Guidance for people receiving direct payments updated, including easy read version -updated 11/09/20
Supported living
- Supported Living Services 06/08/20
Care homes support - testing and vaccinations
- Vaccinations and care homes - letter from Minister for Social Care 4/12/20
- Admission and care of people in a care home (opens new window) updated 19/06/2020
- Care Home and Home Care testing information chart (opens new window)
- Care Home testing referral form (opens new window)
Changes to the law
- Care Act easements: guidance for local authorities revised guidance 1/09/20
- Ethical framework for adult social care (opens new window) 19/3/20
- Coronavirus bill (opens new window) 23/04/20
Guidance for adult social care commissioners and providers
- Risk Assessment Framework for adult social care employers (opens new window) 19/06/2020
- Covid 19: How to work safely in domiciliary care (opens new window) updated 15/6/20
- Adult social care action plan (opens new window) updated16/4/20
Guidance for unpaid carers
TLAP framework for what good looks like
- COVID-19 Making it Real I statements pdf (opens new window)
- COVID-19 Making it Real We statements pdf (opens new window)
Other useful resources
- Guidance for PAs returning from shielding (pdf) 8/20 Mark Bates
- Guide to furlough leave job retention scheme (opens new window) Mark Bates Ltd
- Guide for self employed service providers in homecare (opens new window) Mark Bates Ltd
- Managing coronavirus issues at work - Guide to individual employers (opens new window) Mark Bates Ltd
- EasyRead on social distancing (opens new window) from Easy Read info