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An amber heat-health warning has been issued by the UKHSA. The warning is in effect from the morning of 11 August 2026 through to the evening of 14 August 2026. Please ensure you keep up to date with weather reports reports and plan accordingly.

Interim Deprivation of Liberty Practice Guidance (AGNI Judgment 2026)

New interim guidance has been published following the AGNI 2026 Supreme Court judgment. Adult Social Care providers are encouraged to review the guidance to understand Essex County Council's current interim approach while further national guidance is awaited.

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Essex County Council - Provider Hub
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This strategy sets out our ambitions and intentions for the care market. We need to develop a range of quantitative and qualitative measures to assess its success, and these will include:

  • A reduction in permanent admissions to residential care
  • A reduction in the supply of care home beds
  • An increase in the use of short-term Services
  • An increase in the % of people supported to live in their own home/community
  • An increase in care market recruitment and retention rates
  • An increase in the % of care providers rated Good or Outstanding
  • An increase in satisfaction with services for care users and for unpaid carers
  • An increase in the number of people supported via care technology to live as independently as possible
  • An increase in adults with learning disabilities accessing paid employment
  • Continued high levels of satisfaction on quality of care, value for money and choice

Quarterly Performance Reports

Last updated: 30/09/2024