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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This tool (latest version 11 April 2024) was developed after Cheshire West, and has been updated to reflect current practice and priorities.
WM-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
A statement by WMADASS in relation to today's application to the Supreme Court by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
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
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…
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;
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…
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
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
Care market risk, sustainability and resilience
International recruitment communications strategy and delivery
Last month we joined up with @TSA, @Housing LIN and @TLAP to stage the conference My home, my care, my way. Opportunities arising from the social care reform white paper People at the Heart of Care were central to discussions amongst a diverse audience of housing, social care and technology professionals, alongside people with lived experience and