Policies, strategies and quality assurance

Guidance and factsheets

Adult social care factsheets

Caldicott Guardian factsheet [352.76 KB]

Carers assessment factsheet [389.94 KB]

Choice in care practice guidance [452.26 KB]

Choice in care strategy - summary factsheet [333.75 KB]

Community meals service factsheet [325.74 KB]

Deferred payments factsheet [185.69 KB]

Eligibility criteria factsheet [308.46 KB]

Eligibility criteria factsheet - Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD) [343.6 KB]

Equipment service for deaf and hard of hearing people factsheet [335.84 KB]

Information sharing factsheet [342.63 KB]

Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) policy factsheet [403.98 KB]

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) factsheet [383.72 KB]

Mental Capacity Act - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DoLS) factsheet [380.18 KB]

No recourse to public funds factsheet [373.03 KB]

Ordinary residence factsheet [443.49 KB]

Risk enablement policy and guidance factsheet [393.01 KB]

Technology Enabled Care (TEC) eligibility and charging policy factsheet [367.14 KB]

Easy read factsheets

All Age Carer's Strategy factsheet - easy read [1.8 MB]

Care and support assessments factsheet - easy read [347 KB]

Carers assessment factsheet - easy read [689.04 KB]

Choice in care strategy - easy read [1015.17 KB]

Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities factsheet - easy read [295.63 KB]

Eligibility criteria for adult care and support factsheet - easy read [416.77 KB]

Independent Care Act advocacy factsheet - easy read [466.72 KB]

Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) factsheet - easy read [242.31 KB]

Information gathering and sharing factsheet - easy read [288.2 KB]

Interim coproduction statement - easy read [372.46 KB]

Ordinary residence guidance factsheet - easy read [391.29 KB]

Positive risk taking factsheet - easy read [203.31 KB]

Technology Enabled Care (TEC) - eligibility and charging policy factsheet - easy read [308.3 KB]

Direct payment guidance

Fact sheet one - general direct payments guide [284.48 KB]

Fact sheet two - employing a personal assistant [348.53 KB]

Fact sheet three - using a direct payment to pay an agency [268.1 KB]

Fact sheet four - employing family and friends [312.61 KB]

Fact sheet five - using direct payments to purchase equipment [274.57 KB]

Fact sheet six - paying for respite [273.35 KB]

Fact sheet seven - managing your direct payment [293.91 KB]

Fact sheet eight - becoming a personal assistant [280.73 KB]

Additional guidance

Adult Social Services practice framework [730.36 KB]

Age UK guidance - personal budgets and direct payments in social care [561.74 KB]

Care Navigator service leaflet [136.39 KB]

Covert and overt recording guidance [424.76 KB]

Extra care housing handout - September 2023 [277.54 KB]

Guide to direct payments - 2022 [509.12 KB]

Independent Care Act advocacy (ICAA) policy [620.81 KB]

Independent mental capacity advocacy (IMCA) policy [503.37 KB]

Non-residential services - guidance for self-funders [309.23 KB]

North Somerset AMHP debt respite scheme (Breathing Space) guidance [433.14 KB]

Personal assistant (PA) register code of conduct [374.38 KB]

Power of attorney, deputyship, and appointeeship practice guidance [469.4 KB]

Self funding stay in care home - April 2023 [205.02 KB]

Third party contributions - declaration and guidance [133.28 KB]

Unexpected death or serious incident around a person in care - process guidance [525.39 KB]