Tag Archives: Safeguarding Adults at Risk

Guide to the Healthcare System in England and NHS Accountabilities (Department of Health / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Department of Health guide explains the overall structure of the NHS, following the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It summarises the main organisations in the healthcare system and how their roles are intended to work together. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abolition of SHAs, Accountabilities, Accountability, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support Service (CSS), Commissioning Support Services, Communication, Community Health Services Forum, Compassion, Competence, Complaint and Redress, Confidentiality, Consent, Constitution (NHS), Contractual Duty of Candour, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Education and Training, Empowerment, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Reform, Health Care Reform, Health Education England, Health Reform, Healthwatch, Healthwatch England, Local Authorities, Local Education and Training Boards, Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs), Local Educational and Training Boards, Local HealthWatch, NHS Accountability, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHSCBA), NHS Constitution and Whistleblowing, NHS Constitution Team, NHS Constitution: Updated 2012, NHS England, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework Domains, NHS Reform, NHS Reform in England, NHS Values, NHSCB, NHSCBA, NICE, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Patients First and Foremost, Patients Not Heard, Penalties for Disinformation, PHE: Public Health England, Principle 7: The NHS is Accountable to the Public Communities and Patients, Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Reform, Putting Patients First: NHS England Business Plan 2013/14 – 2015/16, Reform, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding in the NHS, Secretary of State for Health, Shadow Boards (Health and Wellbeing Boards), Specialist NHS Support, Supporting Providers of Care, Transparency and Accountability, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Safeguarding Vulnerable People in the Reformed NHS (NHS Commissioning Board)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This NHS Commissioning Board document replaces earlier guidance issued in September 2012. It explains how safeguarding will work in the NHS from April 2013. Full Text Link Reference NHS Commissioning Board (2013). Safeguarding vulnerable people in the reformed NHS: accountability … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA), Accountability and Assurance, Adults at Risk of Harm, Capacity and Capability, Care Quality Commission, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Lead for Safeguarding, Commissioning Support, Decision-Making Capacity, GPs, Health Care Reform, Health Education England (HEE), Leadership, Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs), Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Named GPs, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Reform, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), NHSCB, Patient-Centred Care, Protecting a Person Without Consent (with Compulsion), Protection, Public Health England (PHE), QSGs: Quality Surveillance Groups, Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs), Reform, Reformed Commissioning System, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs), Safeguarding Boards, Safeguarding Clinical Leadership and Support, Safeguarding in the NHS, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Older People, Vulnerable Adults | Leave a comment

Abuse of Vulnerable Adults in England: 2011-12. Experimental Statistics (Health and Social Care Information Centre)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report summarises statistical information about alerts and referrals to adult social care safeguarding teams in England. It is based on the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA) data collection for 2011-12. Read more: Health & Social Care Information Centre. A total 136,000 safeguarding alerts, 108,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA), Action on Elder Abuse, Adult Safeguarding Referrals, Adult Social Care, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England, East Midlands, England, Experimental Statistics, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Information Centre, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), National Adult Social Care Intelligence Service (NASCIS), NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (IC), Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding in the NHS, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Older People, Vulnerable Adults, West Midlands | Leave a comment

Standards of Conduct for Nursing Practice (NMC)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This code, originally published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in 2008, defines the foundations for good nursing and midwifery practice, and specifies the fundamentals for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Delegation, Impartiality, Leadership, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Professional Conduct, Professionalism, Record-Keeping, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Standards of Conduct for Nursing Practice, Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (NMC 2008), Team Working | Leave a comment

Concordat Between Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS Commissioning Board (NHS Commissioning Board)

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS Commissioning Board have signed a concordat (an “agreement”) on working together towards better integration of health and social care. This agreement makes formal the existing partnerships between the LGA and the NHS, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged ADPH, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Adult Social Care Services, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), Care Integration, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board: Sir Malcolm Grant, Children’s Health Framework, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support Uunits (CSUs), Community Wellbeing Board, Concordat Between LGA and NHSCB, Delivering Joint Priorities, Emergency Planning and Resilience, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Care Reform, Healthwatch, HWBs, Integration, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Leadership Group (JLG), Joint Planning, Leadership Executive Group (LEG), LGA: Local Government Association, Local Government, Local Government Association: LGA, NHS Change Model, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Commissioning Support Uunits (CSUs), NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Reform, NHS’s Top Leaders and Learning Through Transition Programme, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Reform, Public Service Reform, Reform, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Sector Led Improvement and Innovation, Service Integration, Shared System Leadership, Sir Malcolm Grant: Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board, Social Care, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Top Leaders and Learning Through Transition Programme, Wider Partnership Landscape | Leave a comment

Unqualified Care Home Staff: Facts and Figures (BBC News)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Over 200 care home providers in England have been using care workers without proper qualifications, the BBC‘s Inside Out programme has revealed. The BBC also found that dozens of convicted criminals have been working unsupervised as carers in people’s homes. These … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, BBC Health News, BBC's Inside Out Programme, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care Minister Norman Lamb, Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Community Care, Health and Social Care, Home and Community Care Services, Home Carers, Norman Lamb (Care Minister), Proportionality in Safeguarding, Regulation, Regulatory Stringency, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Social Care, Staffing (Care Homes) | Leave a comment

Safeguarding Adults: Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the West Midlands (SCIE Report 60)

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Organisations in the West Midlands and allied local authorities are committed to work together to safeguard adults at risk. This SCIE Report No.60, entitled “Safeguarding adults: multi-agency policy and procedures for the West Midlands”, covers the policy and procedures … Continue reading →

Silver Book: Quality Care of Older People with Urgent and Emergency Care Needs (University of Leicester)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary Older people seldom have one single condition; they frequently have multiple physical and mental health problems. This “Silver Book” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, ADASS, Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Nutrition, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Acute Assessment Units, Acute Medical Units (AMUs), Ambulance Service Commissioning, AMT-4 Short Cognitive Assessment Tool, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Audit Standards, BGS, Capacity Management System (CMS), Challenging Behaviour, Clinical Assessment of Frail Older People, Clinical Governance and Research, CMS Directory of Services, Commissioning an Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Community Support Team, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Department of Cardiovascular Sciences: University of Leicester, Detecting Elder Abuse, Discharge Planning, Dr Simon Conroy: University of Leicester, Elder Abuse, Emergency Care, Emergency Departments, Emergency Frailty Unit, End of Life Care, Essence of Care Benchmarks, Falls, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Geriatric Giants: Frailty Syndromes, Improving Care for Frail Older People, Information Sharing, Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration, Interdisciplinary vs. Multidisciplinary, Mental Capacity Legislation Contact Points, Multidisciplinary Teams, NHS Pathways: Integrating Urgent Care, Nutrition and Hydration, Occupational Therapy, Out of Hours Care, Physiotherapy, RCGP, RCGP Centre for Commissioning, RCP, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Nursing, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Seniors At Risk Tool, Service Integration, Silver Book, Skin Care, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, University of Leicester, Urgent Care in General Practice, Urgent Care Units, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), Whole Systems Approach, Whole-System Approaches | Leave a comment

Atlas of Variations in Social Care Quality and Spending in England (MHP Health Mandate)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Health and social care reforms have placed high importance on the integration of services to improve the quality of care for people and bring about savings and efficiencies. The Government has allocated an additional £2 billion per annum by … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, MHP Health Mandate, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Admissions to Nursing Care, Admissions to Residential Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2012/13, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Atlas of Variations in Social Care in England, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Care Integration, Carer Satisfaction, Carers’ Grant, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Task, CQUIN Frameworks, Disabled Facilities Grant, Domains of Competence (CCGs), Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Extra Care Scheme, Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Integration, Law Commission, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Mental Health Services, MHP Communications, NHS Commissioning Board, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Personal Budgets, Personal Health Budgets, Quality and Outcomes Dataset (QODs), Reablement, Reablement Services, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Self-Directed Support, Service Integration, Social Care, Social Care Policy, Social Care Quality and Spending in England, Supporting People Grant, User Satisfaction (Adult Social Care in England), Variations in Social Care Quality and Spending in England | Leave a comment

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England 2010/11 (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s second annual report on deprivation of liberty safeguards has identified that some care homes and hospitals are failing to meet their obligations on liberty safeguards. The safeguards regarding the deprivation of liberty are intended … Continue reading →

Posted in CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, NHS Choices, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospitals, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission, CCQ, Deprivation of Liberty Applications, Deprivation of Liberty Authorisation Rates, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), General Hospitals, Independent Hospitals, Mental Health Act Commissioners, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (IC), Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding and Medicines, Safeguarding in the NHS, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Staff Awareness, Staff Training, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Safeguarding Adults at Risk

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Recommended Sites

Follow “Dementia and Elderly Care News”