Publications

International recruitment can help to boost workforce capacity, bring in additional skills and expertise, and provide a more diverse workforce. However, international recruitment to adult social care also creates the conditions that can enable exploitation of social care staff. The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the international recruitment process as it relates to adult social care.

The Integrated Commissioning for Better Outcomes Framework 2018 is a practical tool for council and NHS commissioners to support improving outcomes through integrated commissioning.

The model identifies eight system changes that will have the greatest impact on reducing delayed discharge.

The high impact change model offers a practical approach to manage transfers of care. It can be used to self-assess how local care and health systems are working now, and to reflect on, and plan for, action they can take to reduce delays throughout the year.

By working with our NHS partners and the voluntary sector, councils can play a vital part in tackling barriers to self-care.

This report presents the findings from research into the peer support and review elements of the Towards Excellence in Adult Social Care (TEASC) programme, undertaken by Shared Intelligence (Si) and commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

This guide is aimed at commissioning officers and managers within local authority adult social care teams.

Councils have a key role to play in helping people to die well and with dignity. This guide sets out how councils in England can play that role. The focus of this guide is adults during the final 12 months of their lives but the general principles also apply to children and young people. End of life care is loosely defined as the last year of life, but accurate predictions are difficult, which makes planning, preparation and embedding good practice important.

Read our short guide to Adult Social Care, part of the 'Don't be left in the dark' series.

This briefing for practitioners is based on a literature review published in the Journal of Adult Protection in March 2022.