ADASS DoLS Priority Tool
/media/mc2hbfka/adass-dols-priority-tool-final-2.docxThis tool (latest version 11 April 2024) was developed after Cheshire West, and has been updated to reflect current practice and priorities.
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Future Thinking: Scenario toolkit
/media/nytjpye4/wm-adass-scenario-toolkit-exploring-the-critical-building-blocks-for-social-care-2035.pdfWM-ADASS is keen to to encourage and support individual local authorities in using the Future Thinking process we have developed, and has produced this toolkit to support the work
DoLS Leads
/improvement/networks/safeguarding/dols-leads/The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) procedure is designed to protect the rights of someone where the care or treatment received in a hospital or care home means they are, or may become, deprived of their liberty, and they lack mental capacity to consent to those arrangements. Lorraine Currie, WM ADASS Associate, supports the region's DoLS
DoLS signatories newsletters
/improvement/networks/safeguarding/dols-signatories-newsletters/December 2025 Download a pdf version of this newsletter Welcome to the last newsletter of 2025. These newsletters are aimed at those who sign DoLS authorisations. The intention of this newsletter is to keep DoLS signatories /authorisers up to date with practice changes and case law. On 20-22nd October there was an important hearing in the Supreme…
Our data work
/improvement/data-analytics/our-data-work/As at November 2025, data work by WM-ADASS has produced: Good data - ensuring that the data we use is accurate, timely, standardised and joined up: relying on published data from reputable sources; operating both manual and automated checks to ensure it's up to date and accurate; using metrics that are universally adopted across the ASC sector;
DOLS: a statement by WMADASS in relation to today's application to the Supreme Court
/news-events/dols-a-statement-by-wmadass-in-relation-to-todays-application-to-the-supreme-court/A statement by WMADASS in relation to today's application to the Supreme Court by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
Improvement
/improvement/We aim to have the best regional improvement programme for adult social care in England. We are using challenge, collaboration and intelligence to work across the sector to make things better for our organisations and clients, to seek out innovation and to speak up for the profession. This involves us in: Using networks to share ideas and new ways…
Direct Payments
/improvement/networks/direct-payments/A direct payments network has been operating informally in the region for a few years, but became a formal sub-group of the commissioning network of WM-ADASS in 2022. The way direct payments and individual service funds are set up and operate across councils in the region, and the scale of the activity varies widely. The network is a great forum
Performance and knowledge
/improvement/networks/performance-and-knowledge/WM ADASS has a long-established Performance and Knowledge Network. The network includes adult social care performance leads from each of our 14 councils along with representation from key data partners. Harnessing the power of data: how social care analysts are using Power BI to make a difference Read the blog by WM-ADASS Associate Ross Bailey, who
Harnessing Power BI for social care
/improvement/networks/performance-and-knowledge/harnessing-power-bi-for-social-care/WM-ADASS Associate Ross Bailey writes: Data might not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about adult social care, but behind every decision, service, and policy is a wealth of information waiting to be used. From tracking the demand for services to understanding care outcomes, data plays a crucial role in making sure people get the
Paul Johnston
/improvement/improvement-support-team/paul-johnston/Care market risk, sustainability and resilience
Emma Price
/improvement/improvement-support-team/emma-price/International recruitment communications strategy and delivery