adult safeguarding

What happens when a critical incident occurs at your care service?

When a major event occurs at a home, be it a death or a serious incident, there will be many authorities and bodies interested in what has happened, and what is happening, at the home.  This is likely to include the police, the CQC, commissioners, and the local authority in its safeguarding role.  Additionally, following …

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Managing safeguarding investigations – preserving your regulatory and reputational position – Caring Times October 2019

Safeguarding investigations can be incredibly stressful and difficult times for providers of health and social care services. Any allegations involving vulnerable people will always, and understandably, expose providers to intense scrutiny. Such investigations are very difficult to manage and can lead to revelations that health and social care providers have abused those they look after. …

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HSJ – January 2019 – An update on the reform of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

2018 has seen substantial reform and parliamentary time for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) legislation, much to the surprise of people who thought this would not be the case. But these developments have not come without opposition. In July we saw the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill introduced. This bill abolished the Deprivation of Liberty …

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Care Talk – Understanding Financial Abuse Within the Safeguarding Sphere

A highly common safeguarding challenge within a care home is financial abuse. It has been a subject of news reports this year and remains a critical one within the media, Government and CQC. As a result, it is essential that care workers are alert to the types of financial abuse within a care home, so …

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“Safeguarding” – beware the dirty tricks as published in Healthcare Business May 2018

There is a growing belief within the social care public sector that commissioners should control both the nature, and, the infrastructure, and, the day to day delivery of services. The independent sector, upon which the very possibility of service depends, is seen as an unwelcome player at the table to be squeezed, bullied and blamed. …

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Adult safeguarding cases increase following introduction of the Care Act

In figures reported by the Local Government Association the number of safeguarding enquiries doubled in the first six months of the Care Act. The Care Act introduced a statutory threshold which needs to be met to trigger safeguarding enquires. Prior to the introduction of the Care Act local authorities had complete discretion to decide when …

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