Safety is a prime concern for disabled people when hiring a personal assistant. The policies and procedures that need to be in place to ensure safety without extra bureaucracy and loss of choice are discussed.
Safety is a prime concern for disabled people when hiring a personal assistant. The policies and procedures that need to be in place to ensure safety without extra bureaucracy and loss of choice are discussed.
Subject terms:
personal assistants, regulation, recruitment, security checking, vulnerable adults, disabilities;
It is five years since the Mental Capacity Act was passed and three years since it came into force yet practitioners are failing to uphold its principles in assessments. The errors include health and social care professionals assuming clients lacked, rather than possessed, mental capacity and conducting assessments for the wrong reasons. This article looks at some of the reason for a failure to adhere to the acts principles and calls for a cultural change and more targeted training. A flow chart which shows the process of conducting a capacity assessment, based on the Mental Health Foundation's assessment of mental capacity audit tool (AMCAT) is presented.
It is five years since the Mental Capacity Act was passed and three years since it came into force yet practitioners are failing to uphold its principles in assessments. The errors include health and social care professionals assuming clients lacked, rather than possessed, mental capacity and conducting assessments for the wrong reasons. This article looks at some of the reason for a failure to adhere to the acts principles and calls for a cultural change and more targeted training. A flow chart which shows the process of conducting a capacity assessment, based on the Mental Health Foundation's assessment of mental capacity audit tool (AMCAT) is presented.
Subject terms:
mental capacity, mental health law, social workers, vulnerable adults, assessment, decision making, health professionals;
Government plans to put adult safeguarding boards on a statutory footing will need to tackle a series of funding and membership problems that currently limit impact.
Government plans to put adult safeguarding boards on a statutory footing will need to tackle a series of funding and membership problems that currently limit impact.
Subject terms:
law, vulnerable adults, safeguarding adults, elder abuse, financing, government policy;
The author looks at some of the problems social workers may have to deal with at Christmas and provides tips for managing risk over the period. Situations include loneliness - both for children in residential care and older people who may find themselves isolated in their own homes. Social care services also need to make sure they have adequate staff available to cover over the Christmas period.
The author looks at some of the problems social workers may have to deal with at Christmas and provides tips for managing risk over the period. Situations include loneliness - both for children in residential care and older people who may find themselves isolated in their own homes. Social care services also need to make sure they have adequate staff available to cover over the Christmas period.
Subject terms:
loneliness, looked after children, older people, residential child care, risk management, staffing levels, vulnerable adults;
The government's Hate Crime Action Plan is under criticism from campaigners who say their needs to be tougher measures to ensure agencies work together. Drawing on findings from the inquest into the death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter, this article highlights the importance of joint working between agencies and the story so far in tackling disability hate crime.
The government's Hate Crime Action Plan is under criticism from campaigners who say their needs to be tougher measures to ensure agencies work together. Drawing on findings from the inquest into the death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter, this article highlights the importance of joint working between agencies and the story so far in tackling disability hate crime.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, vulnerable adults, crime victims, disabilities, harassment, hate crime, government policy;