| TOPIC | ARTICLE | HSCA Regulation | LINK |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Central alerting system | 12 |  |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | DH health building notes (Department of Health) | 12,15,17 |  |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Electrical safety and you (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Electrical safety at work (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Gas safety toolbox (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Health Building Note 00-10 Part D: Windows and associated hardware (Department of Health) | 12 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Lighting at work (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Medical devices regulation and safety | 12,15 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | PAT - Portable appliance testing FAQs (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Pressure systems (Health and Safety Executive) | 15 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Provision and use of work equipment regulations (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15 | |
| Buildings/premises and equipment | Safe premises (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Caldicott | Caldicott principles | 10,12 | |
| Caldicott | Caldicott principles - revised principles 2013 | 10,12 | |
| Caldicott | Caldicott review: information governance in the health and care system | 10,12 | |
| Care Act and Care Certificate | Care Act 2014 (Social Care Institute for Excellence) | all | |
| Care Act and Care Certificate | Care Act 2014 part 1: factsheets (Department of Health, June 2014) | all | |
| Care Act and Care Certificate | Care and support statutory guidance, issued under the Care Act 2014 (Department of Health, October 2014) | all | |
| Care Act and Care Certificate | Care certificate (Health Education England) | 18,19 | |
| Care, treatment and support | Common core principles for self-care (Skills for Care) | 12 | |
| Care, treatment and support | Compassion in practice nursing, midwifery and care staff: Our vision and strategy | 10 | |
| Care, treatment and support | NHS choice framework 2014/15 | 9 | |
| Challenging behaviour | A core principles commissioning tool for the development of local specifications for services supporting children, young people, adults and older people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display or are at risk of displaying behaviour that challenges (NHS England and Local Government Association, 2014) | 13 | |
| Challenging behaviour | Services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour or mental health needs – Mansell report: revised edition (Department of Health) | 13 | |
| Complaints | Complaints in the NHS (Department of Health guidance) | 16 | |
| Complaints | Complaints matter (Care Quality Commission, December 2014) | 16 | |
| Complaints | MIND – complaining about health and social care | 16 | |
| Complaints | My expectations for raising concerns and complaints (Local Government Ombudsman, Healthwatch, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, November 2014) | 16 | |
| Complaints | Principles of good complaint handling (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) | 16 | |
| Conduct, ethics and performance | Nursing standards for competence (Nursing and Midwifery Council) | 17,18,19,20 | |
| Conduct, ethics and performance | Standards of conduct, performance and ethics (Health and Care Professions Council) | 5,18 | |
| Conduct, ethics and performance | The code – Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (Nursing and Midwifery Council) | 11,17,18,19,20 | |
| Conduct, ethics and performance | The prep handbook (Nursing and Midwifery Council) | 17,18,19,20 | |
| Conduct, ethics and performance | The seven principals of public life (Committee on standards for public life) | 5 | |
| Confidentiality | A guide to confidentiality in health and social care (Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2013) | 17 | |
| Consent | Consent guidance: patients and doctors making decisions together (General Medical Council) | 11 | |
| Consent | Gillick competence or Fraser guidelines | 11,20 | |
| Continence | Faecal incontinence – Quality standard 54 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, February 2014) | 9,10 | |
| Continence | Improving continence care for patients (Royal College of Nursing) | 9,10 | |
| Continuing professional development | Professional development (Royal College of Nursing) | 18 | |
| Continuing professional development | Standards for continuing professional development (Health and Care Professions Council) | 17,18,19 | |
| COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (Health and Safety Executive) | 15,17 | |
| COSHH | The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002: Approved code of practice and guidance (Health and Safety Executive) | 15,17 | |
| Data protection | Data Protection Act 1998: guidance | 10,12,16,17 | |
| Data protection | ICO guidance on data protection (Information Commissioner's Office) | 10,12,16,17 | |
| Data protection | ICO In the picture: A data protection code of practice for surveillance cameras and personal information (Information Commissioner's Office) | 15,11,17 | |
| Data protection | Information governance and Caldicott principles (Department of Health) | 12,17 | |
| Data protection | Information sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers – departmental advice for professionals on when and how to share information about children, young people and families (HM Government) | 10,12,13 | |
| Dignity and respect | Dignity in Care – SCIE guide 15 (Social Care Institute for Excellence, June 2010 (updated May 2013)) | 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 | |
| Dignity and respect | Eliminating Mixed sex accommodation – Declaration Exercise - Letter to Chief Executives (Department of Health, 10 February 2011) | 10,15 | |
| Dignity and respect | Eliminating mixed sex accommodation - PL/CNO/2009/02 (Chief Nursing Officer’s Letter, 17 May 2009) | 10,15 | |
| Dignity and respect | Eliminating mixed sex accommodation - PL/CNO/2010/3 (letter from Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, November 2010) | 10,15 | |
| Disclosure and Barring (DBS) | Disclosure and Barring | 5,18,19 | |
| Disclosure and Barring (DBS) | Disclosure and Barring identity checking guidelines | 5,18,19 | |
| Disclosure and Barring (DBS) | Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks guidance (Care Quality Commission) | 5,18,19 | |
| End of life care | Dying well at home: the case for integrated working – SCIE guide 48 – PDF – (Social Care Institute for Excellence, May 2013) | 9,10,11 | |
| End of life care | Dying well at home: the case for integrated working – SCIE guide 48 (Social Care Institute for Excellence, May 2013) | 9,10,11 | |
| End of life care | End of life care guidance (General Medical Council) | 9,10,11 | |
| End of life care | Five priorities for care of the dying person (NHS England) | 9,10,11 | |
| End of life care | One chance to get it right: improving people's experience of care in the last days and hours of life (Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People) | |
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| End of life care | Priorities for care of the dying person: Duties and responsibilities of health and care staff – with prompts for practice (Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People) | |
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| End of life care | Quality standard for end of life care for adults (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) | 9,10,11 | |
| Equality and human rights | EHRC employment statutory code of practice - sections on reasonable adjustments and pre-employment health checks (Equality and Human Rights Commission) | 5,17,18,19 | |
| Equality and human rights | Employment statutory code of practice (Equality and Human Rights Commission) | 5,17,18,19 | |
| Equality and human rights | Equality Act 2010 guidance | 5,9,10,13,15,17,18,19 | |
| Equality and human rights | Guidance about age discrimination (Equality and Human Rights Commission) | 5,17,18,19 | |
| Equality and human rights | Guidance for service providers about their duties under the Equality Act 2010 (Equality and Human Rights Commission) | 5,9,10,13,15,17,18,19 | |
| Equality and human rights | Services, public functions and associations: Statutory code of practice (Equality and Human Rights Commission) | 5,9,10,13,15,17,18,19 | |
| Fees | Unfair contract terms | 19 | |
| Fire safety | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (London Fire Brigade) | 15 | |
| Fire safety | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: a short guide to making your premises safe from fire (HM Government) | 15 | |
| Food safety/hygiene | Essence of Care 2010: Benchmarks for food and drink (Department of Health) | 14 | |
| General resource | Health and Care Professions Council | 5,18 | |
| General resource | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | 9,10,12,13,14,17 | |
| General resource | NHS Constitution for England 2013 | 10,11,15,16,17 | |
| General resource | The handbook to the NHS constitution - quality of care and environment pledge, pp 30/31 (Department of Health, 2012) | 10,11,15,16,17 | |
| Health and safety | Consulting employees on health and safety: A brief guide to the law (Health and Safety Executive) | 18 | |
| Health and safety | Guidance for health and social care services (Health and Safety Executive) | 12, 15, 17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Health and Safety Executive guidance | 12, 15, 18 | |
| Health and safety | Health and safety in care homes (Health and Safety Executive, June 2014) | 12, 15, 17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Leadership (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,18 | |
| Health and safety | Leading health and safety at work (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,18 | |
| Health and safety | Managing for health and safety - HSG65 guidance (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,18 | |
| Health and safety | Managing for health and safety (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,18 | |
| Health and safety | Natural rubber latex sensitisation in health and social care (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,17,18 | |
| Health and safety | NHS Employers: Workplace health and safety standards | 12,15,17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Selection latex gloves (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Sharp Instruments in Healthcare Regulations 2013 (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Sharps injuries (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,17,18 | |
| Health and safety | Ventilation (Health and Safety Executive) | 15 | |
| Health and safety | Violence at work: guidance for employers (Health and Safety Executive) | 18 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | Decontamination guidelines (British Society of Gastroenterology) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | Health building note 00-09: Infection control in the built environment (Department of Health, 2013) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | Infection: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in primary and community care - NICE guideline CG139 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, March 2012) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | NICE Quality Standard 61: Infection prevention and control (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, April 2014) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | The code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (Department of Health) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (Department of Health) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | The revised healthcare cleaning manual (National Patient Safety Agency, 2009) | 12,15 | |
| Infection control/cleanliness | Wipe it out (Royal College of Nursing) | 12,15 | |
| Medicines | Medicines management (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) | 12 | |
| Medicines | Standards for medicines management (Nursing and Midwifery Council) | 12 | |
| Mental capacity | Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice | 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,20 | |
| Mental capacity | Mental Capacity Act resources (Social Care Institute for Excellence) | 9, 10,11,17 | |
| Mental health | Code of practice: Mental Health Act 1983 (Department of Health) | 10,13, 17 | |
| Moving and handling | Hoisting (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Moving and handling | How the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER / PUWER) apply to health and social care | 12,15,17 | |
| Moving and handling | Moving and handling in health and social care (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,15,17 | |
| Nutrition and hydration | Diet, nutrition and obesity (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) | 14 | |
| Nutrition and hydration | Nutrition and hydration (Royal College of Nursing) | 14 | |
| Personalised care | Dementia – person-centred care planning (Royal College of Nursing) | 9 | |
| Personalised care | Dementia: NICE quality standard 1 (National Institute for Care Excellence, 2010) | 9 | |
| Personalised care | Guidance on supporting people with dementia (Royal College of Nursing) | 9 | |
| Personalised care | Supporting people to live well with dementia: NICE quality standard 30 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, April 2013) | 9 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Changes to registration (Care Quality Commission) | |
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| Quality monitoring/governance | Charity Commission guidance | 5 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Into practice guide (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) | 17 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance | all | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards topic library | all | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | NHS England Accessible Information | 16,17 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Notifications for non-NHS providers (Care Quality Commission) | |
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| Quality monitoring/governance | Prevention of future death reports (previously Rule 43 reports) by the Chief Coroner | 17 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Professional Standards Authority | 17,18,19,20 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Professional Standards Authority – standards November 2013 | 5 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) resources (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) | 17 | |
| Quality monitoring/governance | Registration (Care Quality Commission) | |
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| Records | Records management: NHS code of practice (Department of Health,2006) | 17 | |
| Restrictive practice/restraint | Positive and proactive care: reducing the need for restrictive interventions (Department of Health) | 13 | |
| Risk assessment | Managing risk from hot water and surfaces in health and social care (Health and Safety Executive) | 12 | |
| Risk assessment | Risk assessment (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,13,15 | |
| Risk assessment | Sensible risk assessment in care settings (Health and Safety Executive) | 12,13,15 | |
| Safeguarding | Clinical governance and adult safeguarding (Department of Health) | 13 | |
| Safeguarding | What to do if you're worried a child is being abused (HM Government) | 13 | |
| Safeguarding | When to suspect child maltreatment - NICE guideline CG89 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, June 2009) | 13 | |
| Safeguarding | Working together to safeguard children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (Department for Education) | 13 | |
| Safety | Cryptic clue or familiar sign | 12 | |
| Safety | Safety alerts published by NHS England | 12 | |
| Safety | Safety warnings, alerts and recalls published by the MHRA | 12 | |
| Slips, trips and falls | Falls from windows or balconies in health and social care (Health and Safety Executive) | 12 | |
| Slips, trips and falls | Slips and trips in health and social care (Health and Safety Executive) | 12 | |
| Staff support and training | Management standards (Health and Safety Executive) | 18 | |
| Staff support and training | Resuscitation Guidelines 2010 (Resuscitation Council UK) | 12,17 | |
| Staff support and training | Review of healthcare assistants and support workers in NHS and social care (The Cavendish Review - Department of Health, July 2013) | 18 | |
| Staff support and training | Work related stress (Health and Safety Executive) | 18 | |
| Staffing and recruitment | Fit for work: Health and work service assessment (HM Government) | 18 | |
| Staffing and recruitment | Values based recruitment (Skills for Care) | 18,19 | |
| Waste management | Safe management of healthcare waste - version 2.0, 2nd edition (Department of Health,2012 ) | 12 | |
| Water systems (including legionella) | Hot and cold water supply, storage and distribution systems for healthcare premises (Department of Health) | 12 | |
| Whistleblowing | Raising a concern with CQC: A quick guide for health and care staff about whistleblowing (Care Quality Commission) | 12,13 | |
| Whistleblowing | Raising concerns at work: whistleblowing guidance for workers and employers in health and social care | 12,13 | |
| Whistleblowing | Whistleblowing: Guidance for providers who are registered with the Care Quality Commission (Care Quality Commission, November 2013) | 12,13 | |
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