Commissioning

About this guidance This ADASS guidance supports the safe delegation of healthcare task, like some clinical intervention, from NHS professionals to social care workers. It highlights key risks, such as unfunded cost shifts and lack of training, as well as opportunities to improve personalised care and workforce morale. Based on national research, the guidance promotes […]

About this guidance ADASS/LGA: Partners for Care and Health (PCH) commissioned Shared Lives Plus, the national charity representing the Shared Lives sector, to develop guidance on good practice in developing and growing Shared Lives. This guidance aims to support councils wanting to enable more people with a learning disability to benefit from the Shared Lives […]

About this guidance The aim of this document is to provide a briefing for commissioners of social care services for people with a learning disability and autistic people, on the recognition of restrictive practices and the requirements for social care providers to work towards reducing their use of restrictive practices. 

About this guidance Serious Case reviews have highlighted the challenges of maintaining oversight when placements are made at a distance. This document aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities of different parties, and make sure people are not ‘lost from sight’ in institutions.