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 (including visiting 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 care home settings from Health Protection Scotland, this page includes:
- COVID-19 Information and Guidance for Care Home Settings (updated 31 December 2020)
- outbreak control checklist
- further advice for staff
- safe practice in care homes posters.
COVID-19 - Guidance for Domiciliary Care (care at home) from Health Protection Scotland (updated 20 August 2020)
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 31 December 2020)
Health Protection Scotland coronavirus page (this page lists the latest publication updates)
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
Ready Scotland website has information on volunteering, community groups and finding extra support
COVID-19 vaccine information
NHS Inform COVID-19 vaccine page
Public Health Scotland vaccine resource toolkits, includes information for care home, social care and healthcare workers (updated 1 January 2021)
Details of vaccination priority groups (issued by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation)
Infection prevention and control
National Infection Prevention and Control Manual
Scottish COVID-19 Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Addendum
Scottish COVID-19 Community Health and Care Settings Infection Prevention and Control Addendum
Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
Updated guidance on COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) (updated 21 January 2021)
COVID-19 Education Recovery Group
Qualifications and apprenticeships
SQA statement on qualifications
Skills Development Scotland Coronavirus (COVID-19) page (includes information on apprenticeships)
Supplementary guidance for SVQ assessment centres to support candidates impacted by COVID-19 pandemic (updated 11 November 2020)
Work placements
We have published a toolkit of information to support placement providers, students and centres to support the safe return of students to placements. You can download the toolkit here.
Voluntary sector
SCVO Coronavirus Third Sector Information Hub
Carers
Scottish Government advice for unpaid carers
Carers Scotland and Carers UK information and advice for carers
Mental Welfare Commission
The Mental Welfare Commission publishes guidance and advice notes on working during the pandemic.
Technology enabled care
If you have any questions relating to your SSSC registration please use the form on our contact us page.