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Includin g Provider Engagement Network Presentation Safeguarding Adults & Mental Capacity Act Stephen Spratling & Sandra Geary

Including Provider Engagement Network Presentation Safeguarding Adults & Mental Capacity Act Stephen Spratling & Sandra Geary

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Page 1: Including Provider Engagement Network Presentation Safeguarding Adults & Mental Capacity Act Stephen Spratling & Sandra Geary

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Provider Engagement NetworkPresentation

Safeguarding Adults

&

Mental Capacity Act Stephen Spratling

&

Sandra Geary

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Statistics

Safeguarding Alerts:

• 2007/2008- 448

• 2008/2009- 1057 (137% increase)

• 203 were from service providers (most common source)

• 202 people receiving Dom Care

• 213 people receiving Residential care(ref Safeguarding Adults Annual Report 08/09)

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Making a Referral

• All referrals should now go through Care Direct 0845 1551 007

• Passed to Safeguarding team for ‘Co-ordination’

• Individual concerns passed to locality teams

• Whole service concerns stay with Safeguarding Team

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Investigating whole service allegations

• New Safeguarding Social Worker role

• Investigating allegations of institutional abuse to inform safeguarding meetings

• Reports will usually be shared with service providers (at the discretion of SG meetings)

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Mental Capacity Act

• Service users who are not able to make decisions for themselves may have decisions made by others – medics, ACS, providers, family etc.

• MCA gives guidelines, legal powers and sanctions

• All staff working with people who lack capacity need to be aware

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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

• A service user who lacks capacity and is not able to co-operate with placement in hospital or residential care may be deprived of their liberty. In certain circumstances, DoLS may authorise their detention.

• The Managing Authority is responsible for issuing an Urgent Authorisation and referring for a Standard Authorisation.

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• E-learning Induction level training - for ALL staff working with vulnerable adults (Includes- Safeguarding Adults; Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)

• Level 1 Safeguarding Adults training- Builds on e-learningThe training is open to all staff who have direct contact with service users. It is not

appropriate for ancillary staff.

• Level 2 Safeguarding Adults training -The training is open to qualified staff and Registered Managers in the private, voluntary and independent sectors

• No Charge is made for training

Contact DC Workforce Development Admin Team: Email: [email protected] Tel: 01392 383461

TRAINING

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Quality Assurance

Feedback forms in future will go to:

• service users

• carers• partner agencies (including, statutory services, private

and independent providers)

Will be used as part of Safeguarding quality assurance systems to help identify learning and service development needs.

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Contacts and Information

For advice: 01392 382339: [email protected]

To make a referral: Care Direct 0845 1551 007For Information: http://www.devon.gov.uk/adult-protection.htm

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team:01392 381676: [email protected]

To access training:DCC Workforce Development Admin Team: Email: [email protected] 01392 383461

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