Adult Social Care invoices
Invoices have now been issued following a short delay, and associated direct debit collection dates will be adjusted accordingly. There is no need to contact us at this time.
Approval and the GSL Approved Panel
In this section
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1Introduction
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2About this policy
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3Who this policy applies to
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4Legal context
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5Respecting the rights of people using GSL services
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6Referral
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7Matching people with appropriate carers
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8Making an arrangement
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9Emergency arrangements
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10Supporting and monitoring the quality of arrangements
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11Risk management in arrangements
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12Missing person (Herbert protocol)
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13End of life care
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14Moving between GSL arrangements
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15Notice periods for ending a GSL arrangement
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16Charges
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17Out of County arrangements
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18Carer assessment
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19Approval and the GSL Approved Panel
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20Agreements
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21Training and support for approved carers
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22Monitoring approval status
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23Withdrawal of approval status
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24Funding
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25Emergency preparedness
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26Implementation
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27Quality Assurance
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28Concerns and complaints
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29Review
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30Appendix 1 - Definitions
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31Policy details
GSL Carers
19.1 When an applicant has completed all assessment requirements, the Registered Manager will make a recommendation to the GSL Approval Panel.
19.2 The Approval Panel is a group of suitably skilled and experienced people appointed by GSL to provide independent scrutiny of and quality assurance for carer approval processes.
19.3 The Approval Panel will review the application and will decide whether the application will be:
- approved
- approved with conditions
- decision deferred (for example until further information is provided)
- declined
19.4 A certificate of approval will be issued to approved GSL carers.
19.5 Applicants who disagree with an approval decision have the right to appeal the decision through the Approval Panel review process.
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