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A delegated healthcare activity is an activity that a regulated healthcare professional, such as a nurse, nursing associate, occupational therapist or speech and language therapist, delegates to a care worker or personal assistant.
Tuesday 20 January 2026 | 10:30 - 12:00 I Online | Find out more
Share your experiences of introducing and embedding the delegated healthcare activities guiding principles into practice. Our upcoming sessions focus on:
Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHPs)
Thursday 22 January 2026 | 10:30 -12:00 | Online | Find out more
Personal Assistants and Self-Employed Personal Assistants
Wednesday 4 February 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online | Find out more
Duration 3 mins 30 secs
The guiding principles for delegated healthcare activity were co-developed by Skills for Care, the Department of Health and Social Care and partners, including the CQC, in May 2023. They have been refreshed in November 2024 following an independent evaluation. They contain four key areas to ensure that delegation is person-centred, clinically appropriate, safe and effective.
Our evaluation of the principles highlighted the complexity of decision-making across the integrated health and social care system and that situations and challenges will arise that are outside of the scope of the principles.
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