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Person-centred, safe and effective delegation of healthcare activities to care workers can enable people to have more choice and control of when and how things happen, with an opportunity to provide a better experience of care.
A delegated healthcare activity is an activity that a regulated healthcare professional, such as a nurse, nursing associate, occupational therapist or speech and language therapist, delegates to a care worker or personal assistant.
Learning exchange for delegated healthcare activities
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°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ for Care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and partners have co-developed voluntary guiding principles to support person-centred, safe and effective delegation of healthcare activities.
Delegation to social care workers isn’t new and has been happening for several years. The principles are designed to be adapted locally to complement existing best practice and local protocols.
This short animated video provides an overview of the guiding principles.
Duration 3 mins 30 secs
Watch our webinar for social care managers for an introduction to the voluntary guiding principles for delegated healthcare activities and supporting resources. You'll find out from °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ for Care and those using the principles about practical ways for you to apply them within your service.
Duration 57 mins 36 secs
Useful links
Registered manager webinar: Delegated healthcare activities - resources document
This powerpoint presentation is designed to help introduce the principles and supporting resources within your own organisation and includes short video clips of Registered Managers talking about their experience of delegation.
This report shares the key findings from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) sector engagement to support implementation of the guiding principles.
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