On 25 August 2020 the DHSC published what might be described as a “one stop shop” guidance document called “Overview of adult social care guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)
This page provides information for adult social care providers about COVID-19 guidance and support on the areas listed below and will be updated to reflect new DHSC, NHS and PHE advice.
- Help with infection prevention and control
- What to do when you suspect an outbreak
- Reporting an outbreak
- Caring for patients discharged from hospital or another social care facility
- Visits to care homes and other care settings
- Information for providers of care in supported living and domiciliary settings
- How to get social care workers and people in care homes tested
- Managing care workers during COVID-19
- Securing PPE and related supplies
- Help for holders of direct payments, commissioners and care providers
- Information for social care providers on mental health and wellbeing and financial support
- Capacity Tracker and guidance on using it
- Information for unpaid carers
- Easements of the Care Act
- COVID-19 ethical framework for adult social care
- Caring for people who are protected by safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including the deprivation of liberty safeguards
- Steps to take following a coronavirus-related death of a person who worked in adult social care
It can be accessed here.