Keeping the vulnerable out of the hospital radically reduces the health care burden and dramatically raises economic options.
Recent years have seen the development of policy guidance documents in both Wales and England relating to the protection of vulnerable adults from abuse. This policy guidance does, however, require translation into policies at the local level and that these policies are then implemented in day-to-...
Youth unemployment has been prioritized as the main social problem to be addressed, and most of the limited public resources for LLL have been targeted towards youth at risk of unemployment at the expense of the rest of the adult population. The article adopts a Cultural Political Economy ...
Conclusions: Our results underscore a need for policymakers to revisit the guidance on vulnerability in research ethics, and we propose that a process of stakeholder engagement would well-support this effort. Keywords: Research ethics, Vulnerable populations, Vulnerability, Research policy, Ethics policy...
EDEN PROJECT SAFEGUARDING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES Including Eden Project Safeguarding Policy Disclosure and Barring service Policy page 33 Missing Vulnerable Persons Protocol page 38 Adults at Risk Policy page 42 Professional Boundaries Policy page 45 "if you see something, say something" Bran...
In certain circumstances, staff members at pointblank may have a duty to disclose sensitive information about students under the age of 18, or vulnerable adults, to designated colleagues or appropriate government agencies under the terms of our Safeguarding Policy or the Prevent Duty.8. INTERNATIONAL...
Ava chose to stop driving to mitigate the threat of immigrant policing. Weighing her more limited mobility against the lack of options to care for her children if she were detained or deported, she concluded that a decision not to drive was central to protecting and fulfilling her role as a...
While there is a recognisable need for data disaggregation and sharing, the Global Compact for Migration stresses that this should be done ‘while upholding the right to privacy under international human rights law and protecting personal data’.19 A key concern is the sharing of health data for...
It therefore falls on the shoulders of advocates to take the necessary steps to lobby for resources. Other sectors representing voiceless stakeholders and vulnerable populations have succeeded in gaining traction, such as in environmental law. While it is beyond us to call for such militancy, as ...
Review Article : Protecting the Most Vulnerable: Home Mechanical Ventilation as a Case Study in Disability and Medical Care: Report from an NIH Conference Current policies in health care coverage, durable medical equipment coverage, eligibility for assisted living, and licensing of caregivers all restri...