11c - Safeguarding Adults P4, P5, M2

The main issues of public concern are centred on the abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults - whether they are elderly, people with disabilities, those suffering from dementia or other mental health problems.

1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults

| Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 restricts contact between children and vulnerable adults and those who might do them harm.

When on a placement in a care home, the elderly were treated without respect, they were shouted at by the staff and poor manual handling was used when moving the elderly residents. This was just one care home out of hundreds, not all care homes are like this and the clients will be treated with respect and dignity.

This act is designed to stop any contact between children and vulnerable adults who may have been harmed. The individuals who have harmed them will be put on to a barred list and will be banned from going into contact with the people they have harmed. This is where DBS checks come into place. This when somebody who is

Multi-agency working reduces the risk of abuse to adults by using legal frameworks, one of the most effective legal frameworks used when multiagency working is A national framework of standards for good practice and outcomes in adult protection work 2005, this framework reduces abuse when multi-agency working as it focuses on patients who are unable to protect themselves from harm, this framework aims to:

A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting-

Adult safeguarding was defined as, a range of activity aimed at upholding an adult’s fundamental right to be safe at the same time as respecting people’s rights to make choices. Safeguarding involves empowerment, protection and justice. In practice the term “safeguarding” is used to mean both specialist services where harm or abuse has, or is suspected to have, occurred and other activity designed to promote the wellbeing and safeguard the rights of adults. Following the Civil Service rapid evidence assessment methodology1, having formulated the questions to be addressed by the review and developed a conceptual framework, inclusions and exclusion criteria were agreed. Articles published in 2002 or later, relevant to the review questions were included. Studies were excluded if they were not relevant, for example: health focused, concerned with children rather than adults. A wide range of databases, web-sites and grey literature were searched and screened, using search terms related to adult safeguarding, adult protection and workforce, staff and training. Experts in the field were also asked to identify relevant resources and guidance. Results Overall, much of the evidence on workforce and adult safeguarding is based on a limited number of studies and cases. Much of the work reviewed was of little specific relevance to the social care workforce. Most

|As adults in positions of responsibility it is important to be aware of the importance of protecting children and young people from harm. While |

The safeguarding and welfare requirement contains cases of adults’ behaviour which covers the cyphers of abuse and neglect. It is essential that if staff becomes conscious of any such signs, they should respond suitably in order to protect children. Regular staff meeting should be help and staff trainings should also cover recognising adult behaviour. All childcare settings must implement a safeguarding policy and other procedures, which should be in agreement with the regulation of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board. The safeguarding policies and procedures must cover the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting, according to the revised EYFS.

The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2007 is an important piece of legislation in the residential home as the residents are older and may be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s which would make them particularly vulnerable.

With the intention of integrated care, ‘The Better Care Fund’ (DOH, 2014b) united health and social care budgets yet, left ‘unringfenced’, health services have been prioritised at the expense of Adult Social Care. Consequently, substantial funding gaps has forced financial constraints across the board within the Social Care Sector (The King’s Fund, 2015). In turn, this protocol creates a reverse economic effect as, denied of essential support, those most in need potentially require additional support to counteract the impact of increased risk and harm, and deteriorating wellbeing. This essay discusses how the duties and powers of Care Act 2014 keep people with care and support needs safer and better protected from harm and abuse by others, as well as addresses the factors which

Furthermore, my experience at SCD has enhanced my protracted experience of working with vulnerable adults with complex social and mental health issues in custodial and community settings. This experience as a Psychologist has proven invaluable in making defensible safeguarding decisions at SCD. I learned to examine the issues, prioritise, look beyond the issues, formulate complex presenting issues and make defensible decisions against the current legislation. I have learned how record strong and accountable decision making against the legislation whilst maintaining secure and safe data protection in line with statutory and legal duties. My learning outcomes are the balancing act between of Human Rights Act the statutory duty of care and how to manage the ethical dilemmas in a high paced environment.

This legislation is being broken by the worker as he/she is neglecting the patient’s rights to care. The Slann’s case against the Grantley Court Care Home, is a case that evolves around the Age Care of 1997. Police investigated the Grantley Court after the death of Mrs Slann at age 86, they found that her rights of care were neglected by workers and as a result she died within weeks of transferring into the Grantley Court home. The Age Care Act was applied in this case as the home was investigated, after Mrs Slann’s family made complained after her death concerning the treatment she received from workers. If the Slann’s family had made complaints before Mrs Slann’s death, Grantley Court would have been shut down; police had found more cases where elderly’s Age Care Act rights were neglected and resulting numerous deaths and

Care Act 2014 is a monumental piece of legislation protecting and prioritising carer’s interests in an attempt to minimise the onset of health issues which compromise the ability to care (Taylor and Barling, 2004). However, the main incentive of the act is likely to reduce the risk factors, such as high levels of carer stress or strain, which are associated with maltreatment (Campbell Reay and Browne, 2001). Taking a preventative approach, the act gives carers newfound rights as early help through the initial delivery of high quality services is proven to generate better outcomes. The two main principles of the preventative approach is; providing early interventions which lessen or eradicate the need for future more costly services and; having facilities which promote integration and reduce isolation to enhance the overall well-being of the carer (ADASS, 2010). With this concept in mind, there are an array of resources available to assist carers to obtain 3 key concepts, namely ‘information, care and support’ (Rapaport et al, 2006). The role of a social worker is to help carers access their rights, provide information and advice, whilst manage and distribute services in accordance with guidance.