Access the latest editions of the provider bulletin.
We produce a regular provider bulletin, supplying relevant information to adult social care providers in North Yorkshire.
You can download the latest issues and associated documents below. There are also sections for various special editions.
August 2018
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 92 (pdf / 122 KB)
In this edition: gross versus net payments for care homes.
July 2018
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 91 (pdf / 165 KB)
In this edition: social care fees; care homes and care homes with nursing for older people; specialist placements in care homes and care homes with nursing; domiciliary care; community based services for adults and older people; and ContrOCC.
April 2018
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 90 (pdf / 139 KB)
In this edition: care home live bed state portal. Vale of York and Scarborough and Ryedale clinical commissioning groups are trialling a new web-based tool to enable care homes to share live bed vacancies with social care teams, hospital discharge teams and others.
February 2018
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 89 (pdf / 105 KB)
In this edition: social care fees; care homes and care homes with nursing for older people; specialist placements in care homes and care homes with nursing; proposals for domiciliary care; proposals for community based services for adults and older people; and CHC packages.
November 2017
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 87 (pdf / 243 KB)
In this edition: LGBTQI+ new briefing document available; identity theft and agency workers; new guidance on sleep-in shifts; carers breaks sitting service procurement; and independent health complaints advocacy service for North Yorkshire.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 86 (pdf / 138 KB)
In this edition: fee increases; Christmas and New Year rotas; the flu jab; fire risk survey; notification of death; training update; Unison ethical care charter; and ContrOCC.
October 2017
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 85 (pdf / 146 KB)
In this edition: results of engagement survey and provider engagement events for November 2017.
Associated document: - Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 84 (pdf / 170 KB)
In this edition: business continuity planning forums.
August 2017
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 83 (pdf / 199 KB)
In this edition: provider engagement events, September 2017 events, November 2017 events.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 82 (pdf / 194 KB)
In this edition: business continuity planning, fire safety, fire safety survey.
April 2017
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 76 (pdf / 130 KB)
In this edition: approved provider list for non-regulated services.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 75 (pdf / 134 KB)
In this edition: accessible information standard.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 74 (pdf / 54 KB)
In this edition: Herbert Protocol briefing.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 73 (pdf / 145 KB)
In this edition: social care fees and additional funding for social care from central government.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 72 (pdf / 134 KB)
In this edition: approved provider list for non-regulated services.
Associated documents:
January 2017
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 68 (pdf / 222 KB)
In this edition: approved provider list for non-regulated services and impending research project for North Yorkshire County Council in partnership with Durham University.
Email socialservices.contractingunit@northyorks.gov.uk if you would like to read older provider bulletins.
2016
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Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 67 (Dec 2016) (pdf / 143 KB)
In this edition: social care fees. -
Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 66 (Dec 2016) (pdf / 164 KB)
In this edition: review of the agency cost element of NHS funded nursing care in England; timeframes for assessments; have you had your flu jab; hospital discharge into the community; bed returns (occupancy and activity return template); care homes and domiciliary care provider lists; Tour de Yorkshire; business continuity planning; and North Yorkshire County Council approved provider list for non-regulated services. - Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 65 (pdf / 190 KB)
In this edition: covert administration of medication and deprivation of liberty safeguards. - Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 64 (Sep 2016) (pdf / 137 KB)
In this edition: North Yorkshire County Council business continuity planning forums.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 63 (Jul 2016) (pdf / 144 KB)
In this edition: North Yorkshire County Council approved provider lists - domiciliary care and other regulated services and care homes and care homes with nursing.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 62 (Jul 2016) (pdf / 226 KB)
In this edition: North Yorkshire County Council approved provider lists - domiciliary care and other regulated services and care homes and care homes with nursing.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 61 (Jun 2016) (pdf / 134 KB)
In this edition: supporting people on holiday.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 60 (Jun 2016) (pdf / 138 KB)
In this edition: North Yorkshire County Council approved provider lists: domiciliary care and other regulated services and care homes and care homes with nursing.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 59 (Jun 2016)
In this edition: returning of contracts to the council, bed returns (occupancy and activity return template), change in need, Herbert protocol, timeframes for assessments, national care home open day.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 58 (Apr 2016)
In this edition: information on the junior doctors strike.
- Social care services provider bulletin - volume 2, edition 57 (Feb 2016) (pdf / 122 KB)
In this edition: NMC revalidation; fees for 2016-17, including living wage and sleep-in rates; and occupancy and activity return (bed returns).
Associated documents
These bulletins provided an outline of the key elements in the Care Act.
- Care act bulletin - special edition (information, advice and guidance) (pdf / 164 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 19 (ordinary residence) (pdf / 168 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 18 (delegation of local authority functions) (pdf / 167 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 17 (prisons, approved premises and bail accommodation) (pdf / 169 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 16 (transition to adult care and support) (pdf / 256 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 15 (integration, cooperation and partnerships) (pdf / 261 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 14 (safeguarding) (pdf / 265 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 13 (review of care and support plans) (pdf / 164 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 12 (direct payments) (pdf / 166 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 11 (personal budgets) (pdf / 181 KB)
- Care act bulletin - edition 10 (care and support planning) (pdf / 177 KB)
Email socialservices.contractingunit@northyorks.gov.ukif you would like to read older provider bulletins.