Resources
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Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
EEDI: Supporting adult social care staff during times of unrest or when experiencing discrimination
This guidance outlines practical steps that leaders in adult social care should consider taking to support their teams and commissioned providers to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the workforce.
Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
EEDI: Top tips for allyship in adult social care
These top tips aim to give practical advice for staff on how to support colleagues who may be affected by any kind of discriminatory behaviour.
Commissioning
Adult social care and delegated healthcare activities
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 […]
Commissioning
Developing Shared Lives for people with a learning disability
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 […]
Commissioning
Guidance for commissioners: Reducing restrictive practice
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.
Commissioning
Commissioning Out of Area Care and Support Services
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.