National guidance documents
All Scottish Government health, care and social work coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
Guidance is available for lots of different topics including:
- clinical guidance for different types of service
- care home guidance
- adults with incapacity
- social care assessments
- social work
- unpaid carers
- adult support and protection
- testing for health and social care staff
- personal protective equipment (PPE)
- palliative care.
All Scottish Government education and children coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
Information and guidance for social or community care and residential settings from Health Protection Scotland, this page includes:
- COVID-19 Information and Guidance for Care Home Settings (updated 1 May)
- Incident or outbreak control tool for social or community care or residential settings (updated 4 May)
- Advice for Social or Community Care and Residential Settings Staff (published 17 April)
COVID-19 - Guidance for Domiciliary Care (care at home) from Health Protection Scotland (published 4 May)
Guidance for educational and early learning and childcare settings has been updated and incorporated into Health Protection Scotland general advice for all non-healthcare settings (updated 1 May)
Health Protection Scotland coronavirus guidance
Care Inspectorate guidance for services on coronavirus
General COVID-19 advice and updates
NHS Inform advice on coronavirus
Scottish Government information on coronavirus in Scotland
Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
Updated guidance on COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) (updated 3 May)
Joint Scottish Government, COSLA and unions statement on PPE (published 9 April)
Qualifications and apprenticeships
SQA statement on qualifications (published 18 March)
Skills Development Scotland Coronavirus (COVID-19) page (includes information on apprenticeships)
HNC Social Services and HNC Childhood Practice – COVID-19 guidance
Key workers
Childcare provision for key workers
School and early learning closures - guidance about key workers and vulnerable children (published 31 March)
Voluntary sector
SCVO Coronavirus Third Sector Information Hub
Carers
Carers Scotland and Carers Trust Scotland joint statement on COVID-19 (published 11 March)
Scottish Government advice for unpaid carers
Carers Scotland and Carers UK information and advice for carers
Technology enabled care
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