You can find policies and procedures, and further links to the guidance and legal requirements which govern how we work on our care and health policies page.
24 April 2020
Our Adult Social Care Annual Report for 2019 is now available, along with the following summary version. Writing an annual report on adult social care in Devon gives us the opportunity to reflect on our achievements and to look at how well we are meeting the needs of our population. We have aimed to do […]
14 February 2020
Devon County Council Court of Protection Team Financial Guidance for Care Providers who support clients living in the community
21 January 2020
Permit will help care and health workers ‘to do their jobs’ A new Care and Health Worker Parking Permit has been launched, and it allows professionals visiting people at home to park on single and double yellow lines in certain circumstances. Currently care and health workers who hold the existing permit can park in on-street, […]
5 December 2019
All care workers, including unpaid voluntary carers, can access Discounts for carers. The discounts include everything from department stores to restaurants, holiday parks to broadband. Please promote this widely to ensure your staff can benefit from these discounts.
22 October 2019
Guidance on setting up a care plan folder 2017
21 October 2019
Background: There has been another recent incident where there was significant risk of injury to the individual being hoisted when a gantry hoist collapsed. There have also been several earlier incidents where gantry hoists have collapsed. No fault was found with the equipment in any of the cases. The faults were deemed to be due […]
21 October 2019
Good oral health helps us all to smile, eat, speak and socialise. To help everyone to benefit from good oral health and avoid distressing mouth pain, NICE Guidance about oral health for care home residents is being embedded into care home contracts across Devon. This slide pack, which was presented at the PEN Reference Group […]
21 October 2019
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Carers UK have launched new guidance on providing and commissioning carers’ breaks, plus advice and information for carers on how to get a break. Research by Carers UK shows 46 per cent of unpaid carers were unable to get a break in the last five years, even though […]