Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse
Watch ‘NMC safeguarding adults | Film 1: An introduction’ produced by the Nursery and Midwifery Council. Films 2-4 are also available to watch in this playlist.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Safeguarding adults: the role of health service practitioners’ by the Department of Health
- ‘Care and support statutory guidance’ by the Department of Health
- ‘Safeguarding adults from abuse or mistreatment’ by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- ‘Managing safeguarding allegations against staff policy and procedure’ by NHS England
- ‘Good practice when preserving evidence’ by Darlington County Council
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Read pages viii and ix of the Public Concern at Work publication 'Public Interest Whistleblowing'. This contains a case study of abuse and highlights the importance of preserving evidence and seeking advice if unsure what to do as well as some of the dilemmas arising from whistleblowing.
- Read this online 'Overview - fabricated or induced illness' previously known as Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS). Although it relates to children it is equally relevant to abuse of vulnerable adults.
- Click to read ‘Guide to whistleblowing for social workers and care staff’ on the Community Care website.
- Click to read ‘Fear of reporting elder abuse’ on the Aged Care Crisis website.
- ‘Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs)’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website. Click on the icon to the left to read this good practice resource.
- Think And Challenge
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