Safeguarding adults policies and procedures

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Introduction

Acknowledgments
Introduction from the chair of the safeguarding committee

Glossary of key terms

 

Section A: Policy

A.1 Introduction
A.2 Working in partnership
A.3 Safeguarding adults committee
A.4 Roles and responsibilities
A.5 Principles underpinning safeguarding adults work
A.6 Rights
A.7 Values
A.8 A vulnerable adult
A.9 Safeguarding adults
A.10 Definitions
A.11 Categories of abuse
A.12 Significant harm
A.13 Information sharing
A.14 Capacity and consent
A.15 Recruitment
A.16 POVA scheme
A.17 Serious case review


Section B: Procedures

B.1 Introduction and flowchart
B.2 Alerting stage: reporting possible abuse
B.3 Social services and referrals: what happens next
B.4 Strategy meeting
B.5 Investigation stage
B.6 Preserving evidence
B.7 Medical examinations and medical treatment
B.8 Case conferences
B.9 Exiting from procedures or closing the investigation

 

Section C: Forms

C.1 SA1: Alerter form
C.2 SA2: Referral form
C.3 SA3: Monitoring form
C.4 SA4: Risk tool
C.5 SA5: Strategy Meeting summary sheet
C.6 SA6: Case Conference summary sheet
C.7 CSCI Safeguarding adults alert form
C.8 Department of Health POVA scheme referral form


Section D: Appendices

  1. Working in partnership
  2. Area adults safeguarding committee - members
  3. Human Rights Act 1998: The articles
  4. Key definitions
  5. Categories of abuse
  6. Indicators of abuse
  7. Blackburn with Darwen sharing information protocol
  8. “Speak Out” – Council’s whistle-blowing policy
  9. Do’s and don’ts for alerters
  10. List of responsible managers
  11. Risk tool guidance
  12. Record keeping
  13. Bodymaps
  14. The law
  15. Essential guidance and reading
  16. Conditions of Contract