Safeguarding Useful Information

This page explores in more detail, information relating to safeguarding that you may find useful.

 

Jargon Buster

If you are looking for a good jargon buster, a national organisation, Think Local Act Personal launched a Jargon Buster in 2013 to help people understand the words and phrases used in health and social care.  It can be found by following this

Link to Jargon Buster 

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Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

Local Policies and Procedures

The following local policies and guidance also provide information for practitioners:

• WSAB Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Competency Framework

• WSAB Best Interest Decisions Meeting Guidance

• Mental capacity Guidance for Staff

Further information on Deprivation of liberty Safeguarding (DoLs) , including how it is applied locally can be found on the following page:

Worcestershire County Councils Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) website page

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The WSAB have produced podcasts and webinars which can help to develop practitioner’s knowledge and awareness of how to apply the MCA. These can be found via the link below and include advice on application of the Mental Capacity Act and making Best Interest Assessments, along with a podcast on

• Understanding Executive Function:  Link to WSAB resources website page

 

Mental Capacity Assessments

The Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (WSAB) have published, several Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) which found that the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) could have been better applied, including the use of best interest decisions and applying executive function.  These can be found here:

Mental Capacity Act - Worcestershire Safeguarding Boards

 

Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR)

Since the implementation of the Care Act (2014) there is a statutory requirement to undertake Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs). They are commissioned when:

• there is reasonable cause for concern about how WSAB members or other agencies providing services, worked together to safeguard an adult,

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• The adult has died, and WSAB knows or suspects that the death resulted from abuse or neglect (whether or not it knew about or suspected the abuse or neglect before the adult died)

or

• The adult is still alive, and WSAB knows or suspects that the adult has experienced serious abuse or neglect.

A Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) is a multi-agency review process which seeks to determine what relevant agencies and individuals involved could have done differently that could have prevented harm or a death from taking place.  The purpose of a SAR is not to apportion blame.  It is to promote effective learning and improvement to prevent future deaths or serious harm occurring again.

More information can be found here: SARs

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This page is for information. If you need support in your caring role, please contact us.

If you have concerns, please go to Report a Safeguarding Concern for an Adult

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*Please note this page is under review. Thank you for your patience.

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