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Information for professionals and providers supporting Hampshire residents

Social Care and Health Professionals, practitioners and partners in Hampshire. Resources, referrals, guidance, updates.

Social care practitioners Adult social care

Information for yourself, friends or family

Learn more about the care options available in Hampshire, including topics like eligibility and paying for care.

Contact children's services as a professional

Children's services contact information for professionals.

Support for carers

Learn more about the support that's available for carers in Hampshire.

Accumulated funds

Learn more about the direct payment support services, including contact information for the DPSS and the direct payments newsletter.

Direct payments

Information relating to receiving money to arrange care services or buy equipment.

Research governance

Applying for research involving Adults' Health and Care staff or service users

Social care practitioners

Care homes and other care options

Learn more about the care homes available in Hampshire and the at-home care options.

Adults’ Health and Care: Policy and Procedure

Explore key Adults’ Health and Care policies and procedures, including information about how we work with and support people.

Housing

Safe accommodation options for victims-survivors of domestic abuse.

Domestic abuse

Extra Care housing

Information and resources for partners and professionals

Social care practitioners

Mental health strategy

Supporting good mental health and wellbeing in Hampshire

Social care practitioners

Legal acts

Legal acts relating to Adult social care.

Social care practitioners

Managing direct payments using a bank account

Learn how to manage direct payments with a bank account.

Types of direct payment

Learn more about the types of direct payment one can receive to arrange care services or buy equipment.

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

Patient advocacy service for people who lack the capacity to make their own decisions about serious medical treatment and changes of accommodation

Social care practitioners

What a direct payment can and cannot be used for

Explore what direct payments can and cannot be used for.

Managing direct payments with a Virtual Wallet

Learn how to manage direct payments with a Virtual Wallet.

Collaboration

In care services there are inevitably power imbalances between those providing care, and those receiving care.

Mental Health Act section 117 aftercare services

Information about aftercare services, including details of support and entitlement

Adult social care

Support for young people and children

Support for young people and children

Domestic abuse

What happens to the direct payment when somebody dies

Learn more about direct payments after death, including unspent funds, support and personal assistants and agencies.

Hampshire County Council care service proposals

Formal consultation on Hampshire County Council care service proposals

I need help for myself or someone else

Support for yourself or others

Domestic abuse

Advantages of receiving a direct payment

Learn more about the advantages of direct payments towards adult social care.