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Partners in preventing abuse and neglect 7th edition. Autumn 2012
Welcome to the 7th edition of “No secrets” Safeguarding News In this edition • Draft Care and Support Bill • West Yorkshire policy and procedures • Safeguarding Annual Report • Update from Police Safeguarding Unit • Mental Capacity Act - literature review • Independent Safeguarding Authority changes • Care Quality Commission changes
This is the safeguarding vulnerable adults’ e-newsletter for health and social care professionals and members of the safeguarding network.
• Good practice guidance on accessing the court of protection • Care home conversation • Spotlight on Adult Safeguarding Operational Team
This newsletter has been produced by Kirklees Council and NHS Kirklees on behalf of the Kirklees Safeguarding Adults Board to keep you up to date on safeguarding issues including Safeguarding Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty. We also include topics that affect you such as dignity in care, hate crime and domestic violence. We hope you find it interesting and informative.
• Dignity in care network event • Safe places schemes • Introducing Kirklees Caring Cars • Stand by me • Forced marriage training for councillors
A shared vision
• Changes at SWANS
Our vision is that all vulnerable adults in Kirklees are able to live their lives free from, and without fear of, abuse, neglect and discrimination. Our core purpose is to protect those adults who are vulnerable as defined in guidance but as a multi-agency board we have a key role in promoting safeguarding as a responsibility for everyone.
• Detection and prevention of elder financial abuse
• Safeguarding with Altogether Better Kirklees
• Regional conference for BIA
The board is made up of representatives from:
• Movers and Shakers: A chance to meet...
• Kirklees Council
• What’s new with you?
• NHS Kirklees and health partners
• Feedback
• West Yorkshire Police 2
What’s new?
Progress update At the bottom of each page you will find a useful newsflash from the Kirklees Safeguarding Adults Board, highlighting what is coming up and things you need to know about.
Draft Care and Support bill – what does it mean for safeguarding? The draft Care and Support Bill was published on 11 July 2012. It proposes a single, modern law for adult care and support that replaces existing outdated and complex legislation. The online consultation for the Bill ran until 19 October 2012 and the Department of Health is now considering all the comments they have received. A number of factsheets have been produced about what the draft Bill means. The factsheet at the link below describes how the draft Bill sets out the first statutory framework for adult safeguarding and sets out out local authorities’ responsibilities, and those of their local partners, to protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect. Find out more at http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/files/2012/07/ Care-and-Support-Bill-Factsheet-6Protecting-adults-from-abuse-and-neglect.pdf FACTSHEET 6
The draft Care and Support Bill – Protecting adults from abuse or neglect “The existing legal framework for adult protection is neither systematic nor co-ordinated, reflecting sporadic development of safeguarding policy over the last 25 years” (Commission for Social Care Inspection) This factsheet describes how the draft Bill sets out the first statutory framework for adult safeguarding, to set out local authorities’ responsibilities, and those of their local partners, to protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect.
What is “safeguarding”? “Adult safeguarding” is the term that describes the function of protecting adults from abuse or neglect. This is an important shared priority of many public services, and a key responsibility of local authorities. Safeguarding relates to the need to protect certain people who may be in vulnerable circumstances. These are adults in need of care and support who may be at risk of abuse or neglect, due to the actions (or lack of action) of another person. In these cases, it is critical that local services work together to identify people at risk, and put in place interventions to help prevent abuse or neglect, and to be protect people.
Why do we need to change the law? Although protecting adults from abuse and neglect has been a priority for local authorities for many years, there has never been a legal framework for adult safeguarding. This has led to an unclear picture as to the roles and responsibilities of individuals and organisations working in adult safeguarding. Strengthening safeguarding arrangements is a key priority for this Government.
whilst supporting people to maintain control over their lives, and in make informed choices without coercion. To do this, there need to be greater incentives and clarity about the way in which public services collaborate and work together. New legislation is needed to provide a clear framework for organisations and to set out their responsibilities for adult safeguarding.
What does the draft Bill do? Safeguarding Adults Boards Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and it is important that organisations work collaboratively to protect people and put in place shared strategies. This proposed legislation requires the local authority to establish a Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) in their area to develop shared strategies for safeguarding and report to their local communities on their progress. The provisions in the draft Bill set out the SAB’s core membership, which should include the local authority, the NHS and the police. Core members should meet regularly to discuss and act upon local safeguarding issues. The SABs obligations will be set out in guidance. Legislation will put SABs on a strong statutory footing, better equipped both to prevent abuse and to respond when it occurs.
One of the key challenges around effective safeguarding work is the high number of different organisations and agencies involved. A strong Public services and Government have a clear multi-agency and multi-disciplinary approach is responsibility to ensure that people in the most therefore essential, as each agency has different vulnerable situations are safe. The Government is roles in preventing and protecting against abuse. committed to preventing and reducing the risk of Safeguarding Adults Boards will be able to abuse or neglect to adults in vulnerable situations, determine their own strategic plan, with the local
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West Yorkshire policy and procedures The five West Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Boards of Kirklees, Wakefield, Calderdale, Bradford and Leeds have agreed to work towards having a joint adult safeguarding policy and procedure signed off by all five boards by 31 March 2013. Progress so far includes: • a draft policy and procedure has been written using the recent London procedures as a basis and adopting best practice from our existing local policies • a consultation plan was implemented across all five boards Safeguarding Boards, wider partners, and users and carers have been consulted. • many comments were received and collated for the project board to consider. • there was much support in principle for the principles of having a West Yorkshire wide procedure. • some useful feedback was provided on terminology. • the project board has considered the feedback, and amended the policy and procedures, taking into account any National influences. • a version is about to be circulated for proof read from Legal Service • a single Equality Impact Assessment is being undertaken and further work is being undertaken on this following consultation The five areas are looking at current alert processes across West Yorkshire. • each board is planning for implementation, taking into account the impact on existing training, information and systems changes • sign of for each board will take place January to March 2013 For more information contact Sarah Carlile, Project Manager, Kirklees on 01484 221717 or email sarah.carlile@kirklees.gov.uk
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have improved their systems for reporting safeguarding and for recording training
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What’s new? Safeguarding Annual Report 2011/12 The Safeguarding Annual Report 2011/12 is available on the Kirklees Council website at http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/care-support/ keepingsafe/safeguarding/pdf/safeguardingannualreport.pdf
Update from Kirklees Police Safeguarding Unit In April 2012 the West Yorkshire Police Child Protection Unit became part of the Safeguarding Unit so we now have an ‘adult’ part and a ‘child’ part both headed by Inspectors Stephanie Wiseman and Mick Brown. The unit is working well together with a good cross flow of information and assistance with enquiries as and when required. The two social workers are embedded in the unit and have proved extremely beneficial, especially with regard to missing children. We now have the flexibility to respond to incidents in a more timely manner and again, the information flow is excellent. Their posts within the unit are now secure until March 2013 with the hope that this will continue after then.
Mental Capacity Act – literature review The Mental Health Foundation has carried out a review to collate academic literature relating to mental capacity issues and to the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Mental capacity is the ability to make one’s own decisions. The Mental Capacity Act (MCA), which came into force in 2007 and covers England and Wales, provides a statutory framework for supporting people to make decisions for themselves wherever possible as well as processes and safeguards for decision-making involving people who lack capacity to make their own decisions because of illness, injury or disability. The largest proportion of literature relating to the MCA in England and Wales relates specifically to issues with older people and people who have dementia. Download your free copy of the review at http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/ mca-lit-review
We have recruited two additional Officers to assist with Child Sexual Exploitation work; 1 on a 6 month attachment and 1 for 3 months. These secondments started on Monday 8th October.
and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 A literature review
For more information contact Stephanie Wiseman by email at stephanie.wiseman@westyorkshire. pnn.police.uk
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SWYPHT have actively promoted safeguarding to their internal board and have developed links between patient safety and safeguarding leads
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What’s new? Independent Safeguarding Authority changes
Care Quality Commission changes The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently revised its safeguarding protocol setting out how its staff will respond to safeguarding concerns and issues. While the changes to the previous protocol are not significant, the revised version includes two additions that care providers should be aware of: • the action that the CQC will take when inspectors witness concerns of an actual or suspected safeguarding incident during an inspection, • and the CQC’s role in serious case reviews (SCRs).
Lyn Gavin from the Independent Safeguarding Authority and Adrian Lythgo, Chief Executive, Kirklees Council at the recent Network Event held jointly with the Kirklees Safeguarding Childrens Board
On the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) website at www.isa. homeoffice.gov.uk there is detailed information on the role of the ISA, the legislation and under ‘Resource Library’ there are various factsheets including: Referrals: Referral Form, Instructions on completing the Referral Form, Referral Guidance and Referral Toolkit. Regulated Activity: Factual notes on regulated activity with vulnerable groups including children, and Government Supervision Guidance. Factsheets: Referrals, ISA decisionmaking, malicious and false allegations, the ISA and professional regulators, relevant (automatic barring) offences and data protection and security. For any questions, at anytime there is the Helpline: 01325 953795, the staff there are always more than happy to assist. You can also register for updates on the ISA website. Guidance on ‘Supervision’ is available on the Department for Education website www.education.gov.uk
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The primary responsibility for making a safeguarding referral to the local authority or the police lies with the provider, including when a CQC inspector witnesses a suspected safeguarding incident during an inspection. When this happens, the inspector would normally expect the provider to make the referral there and then and, where this is not possible, to report back to the CQC on their actions within an agreed timescale (normally 24 hours). But the revised protocol sets out five criteria for when the CQC will make the referral itself: • where it is the first recipient of the relevant information • where the provider or manager of the service is implicated in the potential safeguarding incident • where the CQC is aware that the provider or manager has not made the referral or has not informed the CQC of their action within the agreed timescale • where the CQC is concerned about the capability of the provider or manager; • where the CQC has evidence of potential institutional abuse. The protocol also changes the CQC’s procedure for serious case reviews. The CQC will now attend the first panel meeting of an SCR, even when it is not required to participate any further in the process. Find out more about the Safeguarding protocol at http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/ media/documents/20120523_800249_v1.0_cqc_ safeguarding_protocol__for_external_publication.pdf
West Yorkshire Police continue to develop their Safeguarding Unit, working closely with partners see page 4
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Safeguarding Good practice guidance on accessing the court of protection
Care home conversation Rita Neil from the Kirklees Council Contracts and Monitoring team picked up the challenge to join and involve all of the team in ‘The Big Care Home Conversation’. ‘The Big Care Home Conversation’ was led by ‘My Home Life’, was launched earlier this year for period of four weeks. The event was aimed at care homes who were invited to open up dialogue with residents, relatives and the general public, with the purpose engaging people in a UK wide debate about care homes for older people. The question being asked was ‘what makes life good in care homes now, what could make them better, and how might we get there?
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have produced this guide to support access to the Court of Protection for people who may need this safeguard. The guide contains information about: • when people may or must be supported to access the safeguard of the Court of Protection • how cases can be taken to the Court of Protection • what happens at each stage of the process
Rita and the team discussed the ‘tree’ with people who use our services and staff; helping them to fill in the ‘leaves’ at care homes on monitoring visits. When visitors enquired about ‘the tree’ it was explained to them and they were also encouraged to fill in a ‘leaf’. Colleagues in Workforce Planning were involved in a similar way by having discussions with staff when delivering training in care homes, then attaching the leaves to the tree. Rita is collating evidence and feedback before forwarding the ‘leaves’ to ‘My Home Life’ where comments will be collated, summarised and presented to governing bodies throughout the UK. For more information contact Rita Neil, Contracts Officer on 07976497689 (short code 05020) or email rita.neil@kirklees.gov.uk
• other legal options (for example, judicial review) It is based on interpretation of legislation and policy, and was developed and supported by SCIE and SCIE’s Mental Capacity Act (MCA) advisory group. For more information about the guide go to: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ guides/guide42/index.asp Or download a copy of the guide at: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ guides/guide42/files/guide42.pdf
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NHS Kirklees have planned development sessions with all members of the Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Safeguarding Spotlight on Adult Safeguarding Operational Team The Kirklees Council Adult Safeguarding Operational Team (ASOT) was established in January 2012.
Larraine Whiteley, CPN commented “I am currently seconded to the Adult Safeguarding Operational Team from South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust (SWYPFT). My role as a mental health nurse within the team is unique and it provides excellent opportunities for exchange of information and ideas, as well as the development of knowledge and skills both on a personal and team basis. I have been welcomed into the team and look forward to sharing the knowledge and experience that this secondment will provide with my SWYPFT colleagues in the future.”
The team has a good mix of experience and knowledge with social workers and senior practitioners, deputy team managers and the Team Manager with backgrounds in adult teams; care management, intake, hospital and learning disability. The team is also fortunate to have a colleague from health; a Community Psychiatric Nurse on secondment who provides valuable support for mental health issues. Here’s what some of the team had to say: Sarah Clark, one of the social worker with the team said
Catherine Oxley Moore, social worker added
“I joined the team when it started in January 2012, it has been fast paced work and as a team I feel we have hit the ground running. We are all learning new things and as a team we have a wealth of knowledge and experience which has contributed to our work. We have really benefited from having a colleague from South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust and I hope that in future we will have the opportunity work more closely with other areas of the health services such as district nurses.”
“I joined the ASOT a few weeks later than the actual start date and so had a little bit of ‘catching up’ to do. Initially as a newly formed team things were a little hectic but 9 months down the line we have all settled into our roles as ‘investigators’. As a team, and individually, our knowledge and understanding of safeguarding referrals and the process involved has vastly expanded and often we have been used as a resource for information and advice by other teams.”
For more information contact team manager Elaine Crossley on 01924 482112 or email elaine.crossley@kirklees.gov.uk
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Kirklees Council – Wellbeing & Integration have developed a specialist Adult Safeguarding Operational Team - see above
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Safeguarding – linking with other agendas Dignity in care network event
Safe places schemes
The next Dignity in care network event will take place on 9 January 2013 from 1pm to 4pm at the Textile Centre, Red Doles Lane, Huddersfield, HD2 1YF.
Partners including the Safeguarding team, KIN (Kirklees Involvement Network) - self advocacy group, hate crime, Community Partnerships, West Yorkshire Police and Metro have been working together to set up the safe places scheme.
The focus of the event will be ‘Hearing the voice’ and guest speakers include:
‘Safe place schemes’ are venues in the community where people with learning disabilities, or any vulnerable adult with a health and social care need, can go if they are feeling unsafe or are experiencing what might be described as a hate crime.
• Mencap – who will present their ‘Out of Sight’ report warning of the risk of another Winterbourne View • Dementia Advocacy Network (DAN) – who will be addressing questions including: o Where does advocacy fit in current legislation and policy around personalisation and the challenge of dementia? o Why do we need independent advocacy services? How do independent advocates work?
The safe places scheme is now up and running. Look out for the Safe Place signs in shops and public buildings around Kirklees. Places showing the sign are there to help people if anything happens while they are out and about. If you would like to know where the current Safe Places are, or would like to receive an application form to sign up for a Safe Place card and wristband, contact Samantha at Mencap in Kirklees on 01484 340811 or email samantha.jones@mencapinkirklees.org.uk
o How can we all be better advocates and improve the quality of life for vulnerable people especially those living with dementia Why have a Dignity Champions Network? We all want to be treated with dignity no matter what age or disability. So in Kirklees we want to ensure that everyone who accesses our services, no matter what service they receive, are treat with the dignity and respect we all wish to receive. Please come and join us. For more information contact Caroline Hoath email caroline.hoath@kirklees.gov.uk
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Kirklees Council Streetscene and Housing have engaged with partner providers for homeless households
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Safeguarding - linking with other agendas Introducing Kirklees Caring Cars Caring Cars is an agreement between Kirklees Council and local taxi companies. It aims to promote safe and confident taxi travel so that older people in Kirklees can get about with a basic level of support. Caring Cars has been supported and received advice and guidance from Kirklees Older People Network. We hope Caring Cars will provide people with the information they need to make the best travel choices for themselves, including information as to what type of vehicles are available. You can find out which taxi companies are taking part in Caring Cars at www.kirklees.gov.uk/ caringcars Using the scheme is easy, just call any company on the list and tell them you want to book a taxi under the Caring Cars scheme. Better still, ask any of the taxi firms you would normally feel comfortable with if they are part of the Caring Cars scheme, and book it in the usual way. Passengers booking a taxi under the scheme can expect the driver to help them into and out of the taxi with any bags they may have. Drivers will also wait until the passenger has entered their home safely before driving away. Some companies may introduce schemes such as discounts for GP appointment journeys, or off-peak pricing tariffs for older and vulnerable people. For more information about the scheme, call Gateway to care on 01484 414933 or email gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk
Stand by me - tackling disability hate crime West Yorkshire Police and Kirklees Council have been working in partnership to implement the Mencap Stand by me – Police promise. The Stand by me promise calls on police services to focus their efforts in a number of areas to improve the way hate crime is recorded, victims supported and to develop the way services are responding to disability hate crime. Too often people with a learning disability become the victims of crime because of their disability. We are working to help people understand more about hate crime and how to stop it. By signing up we have pledged to take action on ten key points to make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability in Kirklees. Across the country 37 police forces and 10 borough police services have signed up to the promise. We will let you know about the progress we’re making in future newsletters. To find out more about the Stand by me police promise visit http://www.mencap.org.uk/campaigns/takeaction/stand-me
Forced marriage training for councillors Seven councillors attended a forced marriages training session facilitated jointly by Rebecca Williams from Kirklees Children’s Safeguarding Board and Jackie McGranaghan from Well Being and Communities Learning and Development Unit. The training aimed to increase awareness of forced marriage and explain what actions should be taken if councillor’s suspect or receive information that a forced marriage may be planned or have already taken place. The feedback from the training was extremely positive and more training sessions for councillors are planned for the future. For more information contact Angie Aspinall by email angie.aspinall@kirklees.gov.uk
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Domestic Violence Changes at SWANS - Support for women and antenatal service Local agencies are increasingly working together. To work effectively agencies need to be able to share information about the services they provide and the people that they provide these services to. The SWANS team now includes the following partnerships: Kirklees Domestic Violence team/SWEET Project, Children and Young People Service, West Yorkshire Police(Safeguarding), Life Line, OnTRAK, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Surestart Children’s centres. SWANS service was originally developed as a service to support pregnant women who were involved in sex work and had substance misuse issues. Those delivering the service soon realised that the needs of these women were complex and that domestic violence and abuse was a significant factor. SWANS evolved into a service for pregnant women with complex social needs. • Women who experience Domestic Abuse • Women affected by substance misuse • Women affected by alcohol use • Women involved in sex work As a service SWANS has two parts: • Multi agency risk assessment service • Support group One of the developments in joint working has been that Children and Young Peoples Service have arranged for a Social Worker to act in a link role and to attend the monthly risk assessment meetings. The Social Worker will cascade information back to the Duty Service. This has helped to complement the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference meetings enabling a comprehensive safeguarding and support package to be delivered.
The SWANS Team aims to provide an early intervention and prevention service for women who are pregnant and is an opportunity to do focussed work. Due to changes within the Domestic Violence and SWEET team who currently manage and facilitate SWANS, two new leaflets have been rewritten with up to date contact information. Information about SWANS is open to all professionals who have access to the Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board web site. Click on Information for Professionals, Procedures Local Protocols and Guidance and scroll down to SWANS. An electronic referral form, leaflets for professionals and people who use the service and a link to a secure email are available. Many of you will know of the work of Janet Woodhouse, Specialist Midwife who had been with SWANS from the very beginning sadly she left the service recently but has been replaced by Michelle Hayward who has some exciting ideas for SWANS so welcome to her and watch this space! Find out more at www.kirkleessafeguardingchildren.com For more information about Domestic Violence visit: www.kirklees.gov.uk/domesticviolence
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The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust have written and implemented a restraint policy
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Sharing good practice Safeguarding with Altogether Better Kirklees Altogether Better Kirklees is a lottery funded project aimed at creating new healthy living activities and opportunities for adults across Kirklees. The project aims to recruit and train voluntary Community Health Champions (CHCs) who want to expand their own knowledge and skills while involving others in new healthy living activities. Altogether Better Kirklees arranged safeguarding training for 34 community organisations and 23 CHCs in partnership with Community Partnerships. The aim of the training was: • to give staff / volunteers a basic awareness of adult safeguarding issues, • to help others recognise the signs of harm and /or abuse and to know what to do if their organisation suspects that any of their members may be a victim. The sessions were held throughout the Kirklees localities at Kirkburton, Cleckheaton,
Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Dewsbury and Batley to make the training accessible to all volunteers, CHC’s and management committees of voluntary and community groups. Altogether Better Kirklees worked with Louise Ann Wilson of LAW Training & Consultancy who have been delivering courses and developing the process and procedure with Kirklees Council since 2008. LAW Training confirmed that Kirklees has developed immensely over the years and has one of the most structured processes in Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults. For more information contact Altogether Better Kirklees on 01484 225142
Detection and prevention of elder financial abuse
Regional Conference for BIA and Mental Health Assessors
Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies, based at Brunel University, has launched a website containing free resources about elder financial abuse.
For the last couple of years the Yorkshire and Humber Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty (DOLs) Implementation Group have planned and delivered three conferences aimed at providing Best Interest Assessors (BIA) and Mental Health Assessors(MHA) with up to date knowledge and tools to support them to carry out their function.
The website resources include online training aids to help professionals learn how to identify financial abuse, as well as a series of podcasts giving different professionals perspectives on how to deal with cases. There are also a collection of case examples that can be freely downloaded, as well as seminar training materials and suggestions for key reference sources to learn more. These resources have been developed based on the experiences of professionals working in the social care, health and banking sectors in the United Kingdom. They aim to improve professionals’ ability to identify elder financial abuse, and know what sort of action should be taken in different circumstances. To find out more visit www.elderfinancialabuse.co.uk
The conferences have gone from strength to strength with positive feedback from attendees. They have proved to be a cost effective method of delivering training and increased partnership working regionally. Many high profile speakers with up to date knowledge and experience of MCA and DOLS have taken part in the conferences. Speakers have included Lucy Bonerjea – Department of Health Mental Capacity Policy and Implementation Team, Roger Hargreaves – Mental Health Alliance and Mark Neary - Father of Stephen Neary (High Profile Legal Case). As well as the speaker there are opportunities for attendees to take part in workshops, which have included, human rights, safeguarding, completion of best interest assessment and use of Independent mental capacity advocates (IMCAs). The next conference will take place in December with a theme Mental Health Act v Mental Capacity Act. For more information contact Asif Manzoor on 07976 497945 or by email at asif.manzoor@kirklees.gov.uk 11
Movers and shakers A chance to meet... Ayesha Marshall
A chance to meet... Anne Brier
I work in the Safeguarding Team as named nurse for adult safeguarding covering Locala Community Partnerships.
I work in the Safeguarding Team as named nurse for adult protection covering Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Hospital Trust (CHFT) hospital and community settings.
The main focus of my role is to provide advice and support to colleagues, to prevent and manage safeguarding issues and concerns relating to adults, whether patients, relatives, carers or sometimes colleagues, in their day to day work. This can include discussion about issues and concerns, raising awareness and providing guidance about policies and procedures, where appropriate. I also attend case conference meetings to support colleagues in Locala. I work as part of a multi-agency and multidisciplinary team representing Locala at a variety of meetings. I provide safeguarding supervision to any colleague in Locala on request or will facilitate group supervision. Drop-in sessions are provided and open to all colleagues; these are available at various locations. I provide training sessions to professionals to raise awareness about preventing and managing abuse and have recently presented a lecture on “Safeguarding and Tissue viability� at a regional conference. To ensure I am knowledgeable and up to date with current legislation and guidance I attend professional forums and team meetings so I can disseminate this information to Locala. Prior to starting this post in June, I worked as a Community Tissue Viability Nurse in Bradford supporting District nursing teams and care homes; my vast experience from this has been valuable in my present role. Contact Ayesha on 07908 846011 or email Ayesha.marshall@locala-cic.nhs.uk
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The main focus of my role is to provide advice and support to staff in their management of safeguarding issues and concerns relating to adults, whether patients, relatives, carers or sometimes members of staff, in their day to day work. This can include talking through issues, raising awareness and providing guidance about policies and procedures, where appropriate attending multi disciplinary team or strategy meetings and accompanying members of staff to formal case conferences, putting people in touch with other relevant practitioners and services, checking out information (never assume anything!) and following up outcomes. I aim to offer safeguarding supervision to any members of staff working in the community with people who have a protection plan in place and provide other one to one supervision or facilitate group supervision on request. Drop-in sessions open to all staff are being set up at various locations and I attend professional forums and team meetings to share updates on safeguarding matters and discuss any common concerns. My role links into that of Amanda McKie, Matron for Complex Needs Co-ordination and Barbara Schofield, Nurse Consultant for Older People in terms of learning disability and dementia respectively and I’m looking forward to working with the Vulnerable Adult Champions across the trust as they develop their role. There is close working with the Tissue Viability Nurses around pressure ulcers and with colleagues in the Risk Department, particularly around identifying themes in safeguarding related incidents and making connections about concerns. Sharing and building on learning and how we can do this more effectively in relation to safeguarding is something being worked on within the trust and with local partner agencies including the primary care trust, social services, the police, mental health trust and care homes. Other aspects of my role are to represent CHFT on some of the Calderdale and Kirklees Safeguarding Adults Boards sub-groups looking, for example, at policy / procedures and performance, involvement in local adult serious case reviews and contributing to safeguarding training within the trust. Contact Anne on 01422 224570 / 07899 997346
Locala Community Partnerships have made Safeguarding training mandatory training from Board members to front line colleagues
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What’s new with you?
Links to useful websites
We’re keen to share good practice and hot topics across all areas of safeguarding. If you have an issue or good idea that worked for your organisation and would like to share it please get in touch using the contact details below.
Local dementia services www.kirklees.gov.uk/dementia
Feedback
Dignity in care challenge http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/SocialCare/ Socialcarereform/Dignityincare/index.htm
Mental health services in Kirklees www.kirklees.gov.uk/mentalhealth
If you have any suggestions for topics or comments about this newsletter, then please contact Kirklees Council Communications and Marketing on 01484 225274 or email marketing.communication@kirklees.gov.uk
Safeguarding www.kirklees.gov.uk/safeguarding Kirklees Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Strategy 2012 -2013 http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/ care-support/keepingsafe/safeguarding/pdf/ MultiAgencyTrainingStrategy.pdf
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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have developed and rolled out safeguarding training to front line and support staff across West Yorkshire
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Partners in preventing abuse and neglect
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