The following resources can inform improvements to care and support services, alongside the data in this tool.

This list of links was updated in November 2023.

• National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care (2018) sets out the principles and processes for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care
• Breaking down barriers to better health and care (2018) provides details on how NHS organisations and local councils in England are moving from fragmented services to local partnerships and integrated care systems in order to meet the health needs of the population
• Beyond barriers: how older people move between health and care in England (2018) looks at how services are working together to support and care for people aged 65 and over
• Guidance: Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions (2015) covers planning and delivering social care and support
• Guidance: Home care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes (2015)
• The Framework for Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Version 2 (2020)
• Adult Social Care: Quality Matters (2019) guidance on the Quality Matters initiative which aims to improve the quality of adult social care
• NHS Long Term Plan (2019) published by NHS England

Palliative and end of life care

• The palliative and end of life care profiles provide an overview across multiple geographies in England, to support commissioning and planning of local services.
• The atlas of variation for palliative and end of life care in England identifies unwarranted variation and assess the value that healthcare provides to both populations and individuals. It is produced in collaboration with OHID, NHS England and RightCare and many other organisations.
• The palliative and end of life care collection brings together further resources published by Public Health England for the topic.