Useful Links

Central Training is very keen to share information of various organisations from the social care sector, which you may find useful. Please find below a list of links to social care organisations and related websites.

If there is a useful link that you think visitors to our website may be interested in, please email it to training@centralcare.co.uk.

CQC
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
http://www.cqc.org.uk/

Department of Health:Social Care
The Department of Health is the government department that works to define policy and guidance for delivering a social care system in Engalnd, that provides care equally for all.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/index.htm

General Social Care Council
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is the regulator of the social work profession and social work education in England.
http://www.gscc.org.uk/

Community Care
Community Care is a social care news and information website, providing up to date social care news. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Home/

Integrated Care Networks
The Integrated Care Network (ICN) provides information and support to frontline NHS and Local Government organisations seeking to improve the quality of provision to service users, patients and carers by integrating the planning and delivery of services.
http://www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/index.cfm

Skills for Care
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.
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/home/home.aspx

Social Care Association
SCA is a UK organisation that promotes good practice in social care, developing ideas from practitioners about how they do their job and where it works best.
http://www.socialcareassociation.co.uk/