In the same month, the General Dental Council (GDC) announced that 'safeguarding vulnerable adults' was to become a recommended topic for continuing professional development (CPD), along with 'safeguarding children and young people.' This paper updates on relevant legislation, and outlines the role...
Regional Adult Protection Forum (2006) Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - Regional Adult Protection Policy and Procedural Guidance, Belfast, DHSSPS.Social Services Directorate (2006) Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Regional Adult Protection Policy and Guidance (Northern Ireland), Ballymena: Northern Health...
For example, the mNCA language was perceived as highly medical and irrelevant, the contract did not stand up to scrutiny from local authority legal departments, and it did not sufficiently address issues of primary importance within social care, such as safeguarding and the compatibility of the ...
The study methods were feasible and acceptable to participants and we were able to recruit sufficient numbers within the timeframe required. Group attendance was low, with a high proportion not attending a single session, and initial high attrition. Inclusion criteria may require a more stringent as...
It also refers to academic and practitioner material in journals and government guidance. Findings Although the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 introduced many changes in adult safeguarding in Wales, not least the duty to make enquiries, it does not take the opportunity to include...