Table of Contents

1. Tutorial Video
2. Reading Materials
• ‘Manager induction standards’ by Skills for Care
• ‘Safeguarding adults: The role of health services’ on the Gov UK website
• ‘Care and support statutory guidance: issued under the Care Act 2014’ from the Department of Health
• ‘Regulation 13: Safeguarding service users from abuse and improper treatment’ by the CQC
• ‘Safeguarding adults’ on the SCIE website
• ‘Safeguarding adults' by NHS England
• ‘Safeguarding Adults’ by Skills for Care
• ‘Adult safeguarding: Types and indicators of abuse’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
• ‘Adult safeguarding: sharing information’ webpage on the National Institute for Care Excellence website
• ‘Safeguarding people with learning disabilities in residential care and supported living services’ by the University of Nottingham
• ‘Safeguarding people with dementia’ webpage on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
• ‘What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused - Summary’ from HM Government
• ‘Restraints and restrictive practices’ on the i-Croner website
3. Presentation
• Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation on ‘The principles of safeguarding adults’.
• Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation ‘Reducing restrictive practice’ by Cygnet Health Care.
4. Good Practice Example
• Watch the video and describe how care environments can promote or undermine people’s dignity and rights. ‘Safeguarding adults: Teaching people to protect themselves’ produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). This short video looks at the benefits of educating people about abuse.
• Now watch this video, also produced by the SCIE, and note what to do if you suspect an adult is being abused, including how to raise concerns within local whistleblowing policy procedures.
5. Interactive Quiz
6. Evidence Opportunities
• NCFE CACHEIf you are studying the 'NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care' qualification, please click to open this 'Evidence opportunities' sheet.
• PearsonIf you are studying the 'Pearson BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (England)' qualification, please click to open this 'Evidence opportunities' sheet.
• HighfieldIf you are studying the 'Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)' qualification, please click to open this 'Evidence opportunities' sheet.
• TQUKIf you are studying the 'TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care' qualification, please click to open this 'Evidence opportunities' sheet.
• iCQ If you are studying the 'iCQ Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care' qualification, please click to open this 'Evidence opportunities' sheet.
7. Extended Learning
• ‘Statement on CQC’s roles and responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults' by the Care Quality Commission. Click to read the section ‘What is safeguarding?’ pages 4-7.
• ‘Principles of safeguarding' by the Royal College of Nursing. Click on the icon to the left to read this guide to safeguarding adults.
• Click to read ‘Restrictive practices’ on the Skills for Care website.
• Click to read ‘Do you provide health services to adults who are at risk of harm?’ by Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board.
• ‘The Disclosure and Barring Service’ on the Gov UK website. Click on the link below to access this webpage.
• Click to read ‘Policy position paper safeguarding older people (England)’ published by Age UK.
• ‘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 explore the ‘Resources for healthcare professionals’ webpage on the Mencap website. This website is concerned with children and adults with learning disabilities.
• Click to explore the website of Action on Elder Abuse.
• Click to read ‘Mistreatment and abuse of people with dementia’ on the Alzheimer Society website.
• 'Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competence for health care staff’ from the Royal College of Nursing 2019. This document sets out minimum training requirements and should be used together with key statutory and non-statutory guidance, and with competency frameworks and curricula relating to specific professional groups.
• The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) provides a wide range of information about prevention of abuse, protection and safeguarding of children. Look at this website and explore information about abuse, FGM, online safety, bullying, ‘sexting’ or anything else that you might feel is necessary to know for your role as health care worker or parent.
• The charity Barnardo's offers a number of services to families. Use this website to find out more their work tackling child poverty, child exploitation and domestic violence.
8. Think And Challenge