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Safeguarding adults: perspectives from primary care trusts in Kent and Medway
- Authors:
- DRAPER Tina, ROOTS Susan, CARTER Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 11(3), August 2009, pp.6-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Safeguarding vulnerable adults has historically not been seen by primary care trusts (PCTs) as a specialist role, but this view is now changing. Although social services have the lead for safeguarding activities, statutory health bodies have now begun to integrate their adult protection activities more effectively and positively with social services and the police. This article by the leads for safeguarding vulnerable adults from PCTs in Kent and Medway reviews the development of adult protection expertise in those areas, including sharing multi-agency adult protection practice. It summarises areas of practice improvement in Kent and Medway PCTs, concludes that maintaining close multi-agency working will be central to the robust and cohesive delivery of adult protection work and outcomes, and signals the positive and important roles that local organisations within the NHS can and should play in relation to safeguarding vulnerable adults in partnership with social services.
Home comforts
- Author:
- CASTLETON Beverly
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 21.09.06 Intelligence Supplement, 2006, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Prescribed telecare packages could help older or vulnerable people live at home safely for longer. The author asks why they are not more widely used, and looks at the successful experiences of North Surrey primary care trust.
Rating of interagency working relationship and associated factors in protective services
- Author:
- BALASWAMY Shantha
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 14(1), 2002, pp.1-20.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Many agencies and occupational groups are involved in reporting, investigation, planning intervention and treatment in cases of elder maltreatment. Collaborative efforts between mandated adult protective services and community agencies are critical in assisting elderly victims of maltreatment as it requires knowledge, resources and skills of many occupational groups from diverse disciplines. Explores the overall evaluation of the relationship between interacting agencies from the perspective of diverse occupational groups who work with elder maltreatment cases, and examines the factors associated with the overall ratings of the relationship between agencies. Findings are reported along with suggestions and directions for greater collaboration and improved coordination among agencies. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580.)
Safeguarding adults: report on the consultation on the review of "No secrets: guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse"
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 151p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document reports on the consultation, Safeguarding Adults: The review of “No secrets Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse”. The aim of the consultation was to listen to, and to learn about, views and experiences of adult safeguarding. The main question posed by the consultation was whether and how the No secrets guidance needed to change to enable society to keep adults safe from abuse or harm. This included whether new legislation was necessary. The report stresses that safeguarding must be built on empowerment, and everyone must help to empower individuals but safeguarding decisions should be taken by the individual concerned. There was strong support for making Safeguarding Adults Boards statutory; for developing prevention work, having joint inspections and identifying workable outcomes. The Government is now looking at all the evidence and working to develop a response, taking into account what has been learned from the consultation.
Safeguarding adults at risk in the NHS through inter-agency working
- Author:
- WILLIAM Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 13(2), 2011, pp.100-113.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Adult protection policies and procedures have been widely implemented in England and Wales since 2000. This paper aims to appraise professional practice in safeguarding vulnerable adults. It examines the mechanisms in place and discusses how future policy will affect multi-agency working in this field. The paper examines recent consultations, policy development, inspectorate reports and legal guidance surrounding the issue of safeguarding adults. It argues that safeguarding systems need to be timely, rigorous and transparent to increase levels of public confidence and to ensure that the people who are at most risk of being abused are safe when accessing public services. The concept of safeguarding adults is increasingly being integrated into government policy and there are many successful examples of safeguarding partnership working in England and Wales. However, there are also substantial barriers that hinder organisations from working together effectively, such as different cultures, practices and ideologies. This paper suggests ways in which inter-agency working can be strengthened. It explores the fact that there needs to be clarification of roles and responsibilities and integration of processes, and acceptance of true multi-agency working. There is a danger that instead of providing extra protection for adults at risk, multiple routes will result in a lack of co-ordination.
Pentru Voi Fundatia: interdisciplinary community development using social enterprise in Romania
- Authors:
- ERSING Robin L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 15(1/2), 2007, pp.193-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
The Pentru Voi Fundatia (For You Foundation) is a private, non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults with intellectual disabilities in Timisoara, a city in western Romania. It is based on a model of sustainable inter-disciplinary community development which seeks to improve the general welfare of the community while also providing services to a specific vulnerable population. The Pentru Voi Bakery is one of many inter-disciplinary initiatives, providing real employment for mentally handicapped adults and a valued service for a local community. At the same time it has served to help break down continuing the stigma attached to mental handicap. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
A systematic evaluation of a multidisciplinary social work-lawyer elder mistreatment intervention model
- Authors:
- RIZZO Victoria M., BURNE David, CHALFY Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(1), 2015, pp.1-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study introduces a conceptually based, systematic evaluation process employing multivariate techniques to evaluate a multidisciplinary social work-lawyer intervention model (JASA-LEAP). Logistic regression analyses were used with a random sample of case records (n = 250) from three intervention sites. Client retention, programme fidelity, and exposure to multidisciplinary services were significantly related to reduction in mistreatment risk at case closure. Female gender, married status, and living with perpetrator significantly predicted unfavourable outcomes. This study extends the elder mistreatment programme evaluation literature beyond descriptive/bivariate evaluation strategies. Findings suggest that a multidisciplinary social work-lawyer elder mistreatment intervention model is a successful approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adult safeguarding in Northern Ireland: regional and local partnership arrangements
- Authors:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, GREAT BRITAIN. Northern Ireland Office
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This guidance is being issued in the context of a developing government policy framework which aims to improve safeguarding and protection outcomes for vulnerable adults in Northern Ireland. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the two new types of Safeguarding Partnerships: the regional body - the Northern Ireland Adult Safeguarding Partnership (NIASP); and the local bodies - the five Local Adult Safeguarding Partnerships (LASPs). The NIASP will determine the strategy for safeguarding vulnerable adults, develop and disseminate guidance and operational policies and procedures, monitor trends and outcomes and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of partnership arrangements. The LASPs will facilitate practice, including engagement with service users, families and carers and the wider public, at a local level.
"We will remember Steven”: Cornwall after 'the murder of Steven Hoskin: a serious case review’
- Author:
- FLYNN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 12(2), May 2010, pp.6-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This author (chair of Lancashire County Council’s Adult Safeguarding Board), had been invited by the director of Cornwall County Council’s (CCC) adult social care department, following publication of ‘The murder of Steven Hoskin: a serious case review’ (SCR) in 2007, “to restore public confidence ... and provide ... an evidence based assessment of ... progress” on the SCR recommendations for system-wide and agency-specific changes to improve the safeguarding of young people with learning disabilities in England. She details written documentation from each agency in contact with Steven and the people who moved into his bedsit, and who submitted to the management reviews required by the SCR. In addition she interviewed over 40 boardroom representatives, middle managers and frontline personnel from each of the 9 children’s and adult social care, Primary Care Trust, NHS, police, adult protection, young offender, youth work, housing and tenant agencies involved, in December 2008. The text describes “something of their work priorities and ... programmes since” and is punctuated by quotes from staff. Under two headings, ‘agency-specific actions’ and system-wide actions’, the author reviews the SCR recommendations, the agencies’ action plans, and documents actions completed across and within agencies. She reports significant progress in terms of attitude, and reforming work methodology, but says there are still challenges to overcome.
An adult protective services' view of collaboration with mental health services
- Authors:
- TEASTER Pamela B., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 21(4), October 2009, pp.289-306.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Adult protective services (APS) and mental health services (MHS) staff may need to work together when they respond to the needs of victims and people at risk for abuse, neglect, self-neglect and exploitation. The purpose of this study was to understand effective APS-MHS collaborations (e.g., leadership, organisational culture, administration and resources in predicting success). A survey that was sent to members of the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) revealed that both APS and MHS have strong commitments to protecting clients' rights and autonomy, but there appear to be differences between the two with regard to implementation, apparent in cases involving clients with diminished mental capacity who are at imminent risk, but who refuse help. Strengths of APS-MHS collaborations included improved communication and better service for at-risk clients.