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Guidance: Ordinary residence: anonymised determinations 2020
How the department resolves disputes in the health and social care sector when 2 or more local authorities cannot agree responsibility for meeting a person’s eligible needs.

Guidance: National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care (easy read)
Easy read version of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.

Guidance: National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care
This guidance sets out the principles and processes of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.

Guidance: Master indemnity agreement: approved suppliers
The master indemnity agreement (MIA) register provides a list of all approved suppliers to NHS organisations.

Press release: Record numbers of staff working in the NHS
Record numbers of staff are working in the NHS, latest provisional data published by NHS Digital shows

Is It Effective: Supporting people to live healthier lives
How are people supported to live healthier lives, have access to healthcare services and receive ongoing healthcare support?

Guidance: Learning Disability and Autism Community Discharge Grant 2020 to 2023
Information for local authorities in England about the Community Discharge Grant, to help address double running costs in 2020 to 2023.

Corporate report: Assistive technology research and development work: 2020 to 2021
Report on government-funded research to improve equipment for disabled and older people for 2020 to 2021.

Press release: Major reforms to NHS tech agenda accelerated
Plans to merge NHS Digital with NHS England accelerated to early January 2023 to support Our plan for patients.

Press release: Infected blood £100,000 interim compensation payments to be made this month
Compensation will not be taxed or be subject to NI deductions and will be made UK-wide, delivering on the government’s commitment to meet interim recommendations of the inquiry.

Vacancies in social care increase by 52% to their highest rates and the workforce shrinks for the first time
New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year – the highest rate on record.

Independent report: Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent: ‘Reading the signals’ report
The report of the independent investigation led by Dr Bill Kirkup on maternity and neonatal services in East Kent.