Links
Here you will find a list of useful links or partners we work with to deliver the best in personal care and care related services.
Please email the webmaster@you2choose.com if you would like to be included in this list.
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Department of Health: Personalisation Across Government, the shared ambition is to put people first through a radical reform of public services. It will mean that people are able to live their own lives as they wish; confident that services are of high quality, are safe and promote their own individual needs for independence, well-being, and dignity. |
Department of Health: Putting People First - A Shared Vision A shared vision and commitment to the transformation of Adult Social Care
Putting People First sets the direction for adult social care over the next 10 years and more. This document describes the sort of society Putting People First envisages, where people can have choice and control in their lives, whether they need support from others now or in the future
Individual Budgets are designed to bring about independence and choice for people receiving care or support. It gives them a full understanding of the finance that is available, in order to empower them to take control and make decisions about the care that they receive.
Direct payments are cash payments made to individuals who have been assessed as needing services, in lieu of social service provisions. The Department of Health works to define policy and guidance for delivering a social care system that provides care equally for all, whilst enabling people to retain their independence, control and dignity. |
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British Association of Social Workers (BASW) As the leading professional body for Social Workers in the UK, BASW is committed to transforming the status and standing of the Social Work profession for the ultimate benefit of the people who use its services. |
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The Care Council for Wales was established in October 2001 to promote high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers and high standards in their training. Our aim is to ensure children and adults who are receiving social care services should be able to rely on a workforce that is properly trained, appropriately qualified and effectively regulated. |
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The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Our aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes, or elsewhere. |
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Formerly known as the British Association of Domiciliary Care or BADCO, Ceretas is the Professional Association dedicated to individuals working in Home Care. |
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The 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 |
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In 1997, local government came together and created the Local Government Association to be its voice in the national arena. |
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Northern Ireland Social Care Council NISCC is the regulatory body for the Northern Ireland social care workforce. We are an independent public body, established to increase public protection by improving and regulating standards of training and practice for social care workers |
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The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Northern Ireland The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) is the independent body responsible for monitoring and inspecting the availability and quality of health and social care services in Northern Ireland, and encouraging improvements in the quality of those services |
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Scotland Social Services Council The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce. Our vision is a competent, confident workforce, capable of delivering high quality services that has the confidence of the public, those who use services and their carers. We put service users and carers at the centre of everything we do. |
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Self Directed Support in Scotland Find out how you can choose a tailor-made community care package that suits you and your lifestyle. |
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Skills for Care is the employer led authority on the training standards and development needs of nearly one million social care staff in England providing over £25 million in funding to support improved training and qualifications for managers and staff. |
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The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) represents all the directors of adult social services in England and Northern Ireland. It evolved from the former ADSS (Association of Directors of Social Services) when responsibilities for adults and children’s services within top tier local authorities were split between two new departments - the one for adults and the other for children |
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The Guardian newspaper, of which guardian.co.uk is its online presence, was founded in 1821 and has a long history of editorial and political independence. Find out more about its early days |
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The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom. You can find out more about what we do using the links on the left under 'SCIE's work' and 'about SCIE' |
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United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd (UKHCA) is the professional association of home care providers from the independent, voluntary, not-for-profit and statutory sectors. UKHCA helps organisations that provide social care, which may include nursing services, to people in their own homes, promoting high standards of care and providing representation with national and regional policy-makers and regulators. |
