A11 - Safeguarding

Question 1

What does safeguarding mean?

Answer 1

Protection of health, wellbeing and rights of individuals.

Question 2

What are the key principles of Safeguarding?

Answer 2

• Empowerment
• Prevention
• Protection
• Accountability
• Partnership
• Proportionality

Question 3

What does Empowerment mean?

Answer 3

To individual should be supported to make their own decisions based on possible information.

Question 4

What does prevention mean?

Answer 4

Better to take action before harm occurs

Question 5

What does proportionality mean?

Answer 5

Actions should be proportionate to the risk, being overprotective can disadvantage service users to be able to make their own decisions

Question 6

What does protection mean?

Answer 6

Service users who are in greatest need of support and protection.

Question 7

What does partnership mean?

Answer 7

Working with a range of professionals, groups and communities to prevent, detect and report neglect or abuse.

Question 8

What does accountability mean?

Answer 8

Healthcare professionals needs to be accountable for any activities in relation to safeguarding.

Question 9

Why is Safeguarding important?

Answer 9

Important for protection from harm, abuse or neglect.

Question 10

What legislation support safeguarding?

Answer 10

• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Care Act 2014
• Health and Social Care Act 2012
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
• NICE Guidance and quality standards
• NHS England guide

Question 11

What factors can contribute to abuse?

Answer 11

• Age
• Individuals with health issues
• Being physically dependant on others
• Lack of mental capacity
• Previous history of abuse
• Social isolation

Question 12

Give examples of vulnerable groups

Answer 12

• Children and elderly/people
• Adults receiving care in their homes
• Individuals with physical, mental or sensory impairments
• Individuals with learning disabilities
• Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME)

Question 13

Give examples of types of abuse

Answer 13

• Physical
• Modern day slavery
• Sexual
• Emotional
• Coercion/control
• Organisational/institutional

Question 14

What are the possible physical signs of abuse or harm?

Answer 14

• Bruising

- Unexplained bleeding

Question 15

What are the possible emotional signs of abuse or harm?

Answer 15

• Depression

- Low self-esteem

Question 16

What are the possible organisational signs of abuse or harm?

Answer 16

• Restricted visiting times

- Patient complaints

Question 17

What are the possible financial signs of abuse or harm?

Answer 17

• Lack of money and/or belongings

- Debt

Question 18

What are the possible signs of sexual abuse or harm?

Answer 18

• Unwanted pregnancy
• Sexually transmitted infection
• Sexual promiscuity

Question 19

What are the possible neglect signs of abuse or harm?

Answer 19

• Unkempt appearance

- Malnutrition

Question 20

What action should you take if you suspect abuse or abuse is disclosed to you ?

Answer 20

• Communicate with the individual
• Ensure a record of any disclosure is recorded word for word
• Report but don’t intervene
• Preserve evidence

Question 21

What action can be taken to reduce the chances of abuse ?

Answer 21

• Raising awareness and educating
• Staff training
• Whistleblowing procedure
• Effective complaints procedure
• Risk-management procedure
• Risk assessment for each individual case

Question 22

What does the term patient safety mean?

Answer 22

The avoidance of accidental or unintended injury or harm during a period of receiving healthcare.

Question 23

What does the term clinical effectiveness mean?

Answer 23

The application of healthcare, taking into consideration the individual’s wishes, healthcare professional’s experience, and evidence-based research in approach.

Question 24

Why is patient safety and clinical effectiveness important?

Answer 24

• Raises the standard of care improving the patient’s experience and quality.
• Avoids negative outcomes for the provision of care.

Question 25

What is meant by radicalisation?

Answer 25

The action or process of someone to adopt or support terrorism, or radical extremists belief connected with terrorism or terrorist groups.

Question 26

Identify signs of radicalisation

Answer 26

• Detachment from family or friends
• Raised levels of anger
• Failure or avoidance in discussing own views
• Increased interest in privacy or secretive behaviours

Question 27

What is the purpose of the prevent strategy?

Answer 27

To work with communities to support vulnerable people at risk of becoming radicalised.

Question 28

What is the importance of positive behaviour?

Answer 28

Key to safeguarding individuals

Question 29

types of support for managing positive behaviour

Answer 29

• behavioural frameworks (for example guidance on expected employee behaviour in a trust or workplace)
• workplace policies (for example whistleblowing and social media policies setting out what employees should/shouldn’t do)
• performance management (for example performance improvement plans to support employees to succeed)

Question 30

What is conflict of interest and how to deal with them

Answer 30

A situation where a person of trust, or an organisation’s own interests are in direct conflict with the interest of the patient. It could also mean the person of trust or organisation sets to benefit from the patient

• Be open and honest acting with integrity of follow workplace guidelines of declare any personal conflicts (for example that you have a personal relationship with the individual)