Care provider resources and training

It is important to keep you workforce up to date with the latest developments in Adult Social Care. These organisations can support you to maintain good practice within your business:

• Carewise Suffolk
• Suffolk CPD
• Skills for Care

The weekly Care Market Update (CMU) contains additional training opportunities for the care market. Further information can be found on the Contract Toolkit - Suffolk County Council

You'll need to book your place on a course through Suffolk CPD.

National and Local Resources for Care Providers

National resources:

• Care Act 2014
• Care Quality Commission (CQC)
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• Skills for Care
• The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Think Local Act Personal

Local resources:

• Care Development East: information about training and development
• Fire safety advice: for someone who cares for others in our community
• Suffolk Family Carers: advice and support for carers and professionals
• Suffolk Resilience: business continuity planning