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What formal structures are in place to ensure effective safeguarding in Adult Care Services?

Hertfordshire County Council www.hertsdirect.org. What formal structures are in place to ensure effective safeguarding in Adult Care Services?. Alan Hadwin Principal Officer (Safeguarding) Adult Care Services. Safeguarding Adults in Hertfordshire. Three main areas of activity:

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What formal structures are in place to ensure effective safeguarding in Adult Care Services?

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  1. Hertfordshire County Council www.hertsdirect.org What formal structures are in place to ensure effective safeguarding in Adult Care Services? Alan Hadwin Principal Officer (Safeguarding) Adult Care Services

  2. Safeguarding Adults in Hertfordshire Three main areas of activity: • Legislation to protect individuals • Concerns about individuals • Concerns about service providers

  3. Legislation Two important pieces of legislation: • The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Capacity Act) • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (Vetting and Barring Scheme)

  4. Concerns about Individuals Adult Care Services/HPFT lead the investigation • Referral • Strategy meeting • Investigation • Protection plan • Review

  5. Serious Concerns Procedure Used when there are concerns about the careof a number of vulnerable adults in the same service. Action plan agreed with provider to set out • What is to be improved. • By whom. • By when (timescale with a date). • How and by whom the improvements will be monitored.

  6. Governance • Quarterly performance reports to ACSMB/CQC • Management and supervision of investigating teams • Quarterly external practice audits • Regional audits • Serious case review process

  7. Key Challenges • Direct involvement of users and carers in investigation process • Measuring how we achieve good outcomes for individuals • Tension between the personalisation agenda and safeguarding

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