Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse
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
- ‘Adult safeguarding: sharing information’ webpage on the National Institute for Care Excellence website
- ‘Statement on CQC’s roles and responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults’ by the Care Quality Commission
- ‘Factsheet 7: Protecting adults from abuse or neglect’ on the Gov UK website
- ‘The Care Act: safeguarding adults’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
- ‘Whistleblowing guidance for providers who are registered with the Care Quality Commission’ by the Care Quality Commission
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Find out more about the Care Quality Commission by exploring their website.
- 'Channel Duty Guidance: Protecting vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism’ from the UK Home Office. Channel is a program which focuses on providing support at the early stage to people who are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. Click on the link to read this guidance.
- Click to read ‘Safeguarding Adults Boards checklist and resources’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website.
- Click to read ‘Collaborative approach to safeguarding helps people protect themselves’ on The Guardian website.
- Click to read ‘Care Act guidance on safeguarding must be clearer to ensure victims are protected’ on the Community Care website.
- This section of the Social Care Institute for Excellence looks at ‘Safeguarding adults’.
- Find and read ‘Law for social workers’ by Helen Carr and David Goosey, published by OUP Oxford. Pay particular attention to chapter 14 ‘Mental capacity and adult safeguarding’. NB. you should be able to borrow this from your local library or it may be available online. Laser Learning is not suggesting this book is more suitable than others.
- Click to read ‘Concerns about a care service’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website.
- Click to read ‘Whistleblowing - how a staff member can report a problem in the NHS or an adult social care service’ by The Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
- Think And Challenge
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