Links to useful Websites
Social Care Institute For Excellence
www.scie.org.uk
SCIE works to disseminate knowledge-based good practice guidance; involve service users, carers, practitioners, providers and policy makers in advancing and promoting good practice in social care; enhance the skills and professionalism of social care workers through our tailored, targeted and user-friendly resources.
Every Child Matters
www.everychildmatters.gov.ukEvery Child Matters: Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19.
The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to:
- Be healthy
- Stay safe
- Enjoy and achieve
- Make a positive contribution
- Achieve economic well-being
Department of Health
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.Skills for Care
www.skillsforcare.org.ukSkills for Care regional committees contribute to the improvement of social care and social work through workforce development within their particular region of the country. Each regional committee reflects the make-up of the national Skills for Care board, with a majority of members drawn from networks of independent and statutory sector employers. Other members are service users and carers, staff groups and training interests.
Somerset County Council
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Social Care Association
www.socialcaring.co.uk
Social Care Association is:
A Vibrant, inclusive and informed Association which visibly promotes positive practice within all social care services throughout the UK by:
Supporting Individuals, organisations and companies
Education and Training
Research, monitoring and evaluation
Visibly being open and accessible
Involving others and building partnerships
Challenging, developing, influencing policy and practice
Embracing diversity
acas
www.acas.org.ukThe Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
www.ofsted.gov.ukWe inspect and regulate to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.
The new Ofsted brings together the wide experience of four inspectorates to make a greater difference for every child, and for all young people and adult learners, in England. Their educational, economic and social well-being will promote our success as a country.
Equal Opportunities Commission
www.eoc.org.ukThe Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.
Care Standards Act
Acts of the UK Parliament 2000
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000
About OPSI
Role and responsibilities
Operating from within the National Archives, the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. OPSI provides a wide range of services to the public, information industry, government and the wider public sector relating to finding, using, sharing and trading information.
Children's Act
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1989 & 2004Acts of the UK Parliament 1989 & 2004
Medicines & Healthcare Products Agency
www.mhra.gov.uk- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work, and are acceptably safe.
- No product is risk-free. Underpinning all our work lie robust and fact-based judgements to ensure that the benefits to patients and the public justify the risks.
- We keep watch over medicines and devices, and we take any necessary action to protect the public promptly if there is a problem.
- We aim to make as much information as possible publicly available.
- We enable greater access to products, and the timely introduction of innovative treatments and technologies that benefit patients and the public.
- We encourage everyone - the public and healthcare professionals as well as industry - to tell us about any problems with a medicine or medical device, so that we can investigate and take any necessary action.
Department for Education & Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk
The Department for Children, Schools and Families leads work across Government to ensure that all children and young people:
- stay healthy and safe
- secure an excellent education and the highest possible standards of achievement
- enjoy their childhood
- make a positive contribution to society and the economy
- have lives full of opportunity, free from the effects of poverty
Commision For Social Care Inspection
www.csci.org.ukWe look at the whole picture of adult social care in England. This includes social services teams at councils, care homes and care agencies.
We regulate, inspect and review all adult social care services in the public, private and voluntary sectors in England
General Social Care Council
www.gscc.org.ukThe General Social Care Council is responsible for setting standards of conduct and practice for social care workers and their employers, for regulating the workforce, and for regulating social work education and training. The GSCC is a Non Departmental Public Body established in October 2001 under the Care Standards Act 2000. It is sponsored by the Department of Health but works also closely with the Department for Children, Schools and Families in delivering the children's and young people's care agenda.
National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence
www.nice.org.ukThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.
Advocacy Service for Children
www.dfes.gov.uk/consultationsDepartment for Children, Schools and Families e-consultation website. From here you can access all of our live and archived consultations, or view the results of consultations.
Care Focus
www.carefocussomerset.org.ukCare Focus exists to support and develop the social care workforce in Somerset. It is an employer led organisation, supported and funded by Somerset County Council and Skills for Care
Partnerships in Care
www.partnershipsincare.co.ukPartnerships in Care® is the leading independent provider of specialist mental health care and related services.
We are committed to delivering quality services which extend the choice and range of care and provision for our patients, clients and purchasers.
City & Guilds
www.city-and-guilds.co.ukCity & Guilds offers learners over 500 qualifications in 28 industry areas – so that they can learn skills that equip them to fulfil their career ambitions or enrich their leisure time.
Train to Gain
www.traintogain.gov.ukThe Learning and Skills Council's Train to Gain service provides impartial, independent advice on training to businesses across England. It can help businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that employees have the right skills to do the best job.
The Learning and Skills Council
www.lsc.gov.ukThe Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.
We have a single goal: to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.
Community Care
www.communitycare.co.ukspecialist website dedicated to all areas of the social care profession.
Connexions Direct
www.connexions-direct.comConnexions Direct is part of the Connexions Service. It offers you information on a wide range of topics as well as confidential advice and practical help.
Connexions Direct Advisers are here to listen and won't judge you and are available to talk to from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week.