Official sources

This site is a signpost, not a destination. These are the official sources every topic links to. When in doubt — and always for anything important — read the source.

Law and regulation

• legislation.gov.uk — the official home of UK Acts and regulations, as enacted and as amended.
• Care Quality Commission (CQC) — the regulator for health and adult social care in England: registration, fundamental standards, assessment and enforcement.
• GOV.UK — government guidance and policy, including the Care Act statutory guidance, MCA Code of Practice, and hospital discharge guidance.

Clinical and practice guidance

• NICE — evidence-based guidelines for health and social care, from falls (NG249) to medicines in care homes (SC1).
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) — best practice resources on safeguarding, the MCA, dignity and more.
• NHS England — NHS policy and operational guidance, including discharge, intermediate care and records management.

Workforce and safety

• Skills for Care — the workforce development body: Care Certificate, qualifications, funding, and the Care Workforce Pathway.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) — workplace safety: RIDDOR, COSHH, manual handling, lone working.

Complaints, data and food

• Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman — unresolved complaints about adult social care.
• Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman — unresolved complaints about NHS care.
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — the data protection regulator: UK GDPR guidance and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
• Food Standards Agency (FSA) — food safety and hygiene, Safer Food Better Business, allergen rules.

A good habit: when any page on any website (including this one) tells you what the law says, ask "what's the source, and is it current?" — then click through and check.