These guides have been produced to support managers and senior staff in registered care services who are engaged in workload assessment/planning and inspectors evaluating services:

Guiding principles

Appropriate staffing

Staffing method framework

Staff training qualifications and registration

The wellbeing of staff

Planning commissioning reporting

Guidance

There are a number of guidance documents that can support the overall assessment of staffing, including:

Care services: Guiding principles, ensuring appropriate staffing and the role of the Care Inspectorate - Webinar FAQs

Common Core of Skills, Knowledge and Understanding and Values for the “Children’s Workforce” In Scotland

Guidance for providers on the assessment of staffing levels in premises-based care services

Guidance for applicants on applying to register a care service

Early learning and childcare improvement programme - Click on childminding section

Health and Social Care Standards: My Support, my life

National health and wellbeing outcomes framework

NMC code of Conduct

Quality frameworks for care services

Notification and record keeping guidance

Standards of Practice for Allied Health Professionals

SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers

Experience-based improvement

Experience-based improvement video