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Skills for Care launches a step-by-step guide to commissioning for adult social care
Skills for Care, in partnership with ADASS, has launched a step-by-step guide to support commissioning in adult social care, aimed at local authorities and their partners
The easy to use guide aims to help local authority commissioners break down the key steps and processes needed to commission the right workforce in the right places to implement national priorities using Integrated Local Area Workforce Strategies (InLAWS)
The easy to use guide is based on Skills for Care’s work developing InLAWS in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) and other key partners across the sector
InLAWS is designed to help commissioners scan and understand changing priorities in adult social care including the government's agenda on the ‘Big Society’ and neighbourhood working
In the guide commissioners will find a template to help prepare an InLAWS position statement and workforce commissioning strategy, but it is designed to be flexible enough to make sure local factors can be taken into account when commissioning the adult social care workforce
The guide and case studies are available from www.skillsforcare.org.uk/inlaws
Posted 15th November