Articles

Delegated Authority for Incident Response, Serious Incidents and Escalation in Adult Social Care

Serious incidents fail when escalation is unclear. This article explains how schemes of delegation should structure incident response in adult social care, including authority to act, escalation thresholds, safeguarding triggers...

Delegated Authority for Clinical Governance and Delegated Healthcare in Adult Social Care

Delegated healthcare tasks and clinical governance decisions must sit within clear authority, escalation and assurance. This article explains how schemes of delegation should manage clinical oversight, delegated health activities, medicines...

Delegated Authority in Multi-Site and Growing Adult Social Care Organisations

As providers grow, unclear delegation creates inconsistency and risk. This article explains how schemes of delegation should operate across multi-site adult social care organisations, ensuring consistent decision-making, clear escalation and...

Delegated Authority for Financial, Contractual and Procurement Decisions in Adult Social Care

Financial and contractual decisions carry significant risk if authority is unclear. This article explains how schemes of delegation should control spending, procurement and contract decisions in adult social care, with...

How to Audit and Evidence a Scheme of Delegation in Adult Social Care

A scheme of delegation is only credible if it is used, understood and evidenced. This article explains how providers audit delegation in practice, what records and governance cycles prove it...

Delegated Authority for Safeguarding and Restrictive Practice Decisions in Adult Social Care

Safeguarding and restrictive practice decisions sit at the sharpest edge of governance. This article explains how schemes of delegation should define authority, escalation and assurance for safeguarding and restrictions, including...

Risk Appetite and Delegated Authority in Adult Social Care

Risk appetite underpins every scheme of delegation. This article explains how adult social care boards define risk appetite, how it shapes delegated authority, and why commissioners and regulators expect clear...

Board Authority vs Executive Authority in Adult Social Care Governance

Clear separation between board authority and executive authority is essential in adult social care. This article explores where decision-making responsibility should sit, how authority is safely delegated, and what commissioners...

Designing a Scheme of Delegation That Actually Works in Practice

A scheme of delegation only works if it reflects real operational decision-making. This article explores how adult social care providers can design practical, defensible schemes of delegation that support quality,...

What Delegated Authority Really Means in Adult Social Care Governance

Delegated authority is a cornerstone of safe, scalable adult social care governance. This article explains what delegated authority actually means in practice, how it supports accountability, and why commissioners and...