carol judge, warwickshire county council
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Social care - a provision through e-learningTRANSCRIPT
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Adult, Health and Community Services
Safeguarding Adults in Warwickshire
Carol Judge
Strategic Lead for Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Mental Capacity Lead
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Manager
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
• Safeguarding Adults- No Secrets Update
• Safeguarding Adults - Law Commission Update
• What is Warwickshire doing to meet the demands of No Secrets and the possibility of New Legislation?
• Pilot - e-learning for GP’s
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National Policy Background
• Primary policy- “No Secrets” (DoH, 2000)
- Sets out the requirement to establish
a multi-agency framework for the
Protection of Vulnerable Adults.
– Legal requirement on Local Authorities to
follow this guidance under Section 7 of the
Local Authority Social Services Act 1970.
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
No Secrets National Consultation
• One of the biggest in recent years
• Key Message from the consultation – People want a system that is Empowering which will cover 7 areas:-
1. Access and Empowerment
2. Clarity of Outcomes
3. What People wanted from the Process
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National Consultation
4. Working with People who lack Mental Capacity
5. Information Sharing
6. Working with people during safeguarding
7. Working with people after safeguarding
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National ConsultationPeople experiencing safeguarding reported
1. They got lost in the system
2. Safeguarding should not be at the cost of other qualities of life
3. Wanted to be listened to & to make choices
4. They were not children
5. Prevention – pro-active safeguarding system
6. Balance protection and levels of intervention-enable people to take considered risk
7. Difficulty with language – very ‘social care’
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
Law Commission – Proposed Definition
An Adult at Risk
Aged 18 or over Has Social Care Needs Is at risk of significant harm
Harm = ill treatment, the impairment of health or development or unlawful conduct which appropriates or adversely affects property, rights or interests (eg: theft and fraud)
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1. Concerns that the existing framework is inadequate
2. The need to respect personal autonomy
3. Issues between Personalisation and Protection
4. Should Section 47 of the National Assistance Act be reformed
New Compulsory Powers
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
1. Comparisons with Scotland
2. Should there be a separate safeguarding statute?
3. General support for statutory safeguarding boards and duties to co-operate
4. An eligibility framework set out in legislation
5. Statutory Code of Practice
Other Safeguarding Issues
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Next Steps
Final Report – May 2011
New Legislation – 2012?
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
Learning from Serious Case Reviews, Inquests, Past Experiences & Research
• Steven Hoskins 2006• Fiona Pilkington• Margaret Panting• Mid Staffordshire• Death by Indifference• Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust 2006• Shipman Inquiry 2004• Kerr & Haslam 2005
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
What is Warwickshire doing to meet the demands of No Secrets and the possibility of New Legislation?
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
So we did some work on publicity last year
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
Vulnerable Adult Abuse in Warwickshire
Safeguarding Adults referrals received by Adult Social Care
241 256
600
826
985
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11(Projected outturnbased on first 4months data)
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Warwickshire County Council
So this is some of the work we are undertaking now
Adult, Health and Community Services
• The production of a three year Safeguarding Strategy
• Sub-groups taking more responsibility & ownership
• Joint training with the PCT, Police, Housing, Service Users, Carers and external partners
• Integrated working within Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Introduction of Lead Practitioners for Safeguarding and the introduction of a Safeguarding Adults Short Term
• Introduction of a dedicated safeguarding telephone number
• Pilot e-learning for GP’s
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
E-learning for GP’se-learning was introduced to GP’s surgery in the North of the county where referrals are generally low. This was abig success where we had 80% uptake and only two staffhave not yet completed the e-learning course. Feedback was “that it was a good way to learnespecially if you could not access face to face training”.“That it was a good way to take your time and not feelrushed” “as part of a large group not feeling that youmight get an answer wrong and look silly”.“Support was always at the end of the telephone”.
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Making it happen
Leadership and Workforce
YOU!
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Warwickshire County CouncilAdult, Health and Community Services
Abuse is abuse is abuse – we need to start telling it
like it is.
The message needs to get out there whether it is
supported by legislation or not that abuse will not be
tolerated regardless of who the abuser might be.
Doing NOTHING is not an OPTION
Safeguarding is Everybody's Business!