Adult Safeguarding

Question 1

What does Making Safeguarding Personal mean?

Answer 1

It means that professionals should work with the adult to establish what being safe means to them and how that can be best achieved

Question 2

What does MSP stand for?

Answer 2

Making
Safeguarding
Personal

Question 3

What does Section 1 in the Care Act say?

Answer 3

Professionals and other staff shouldn’t put safety measures into place that don’t help the specific patient, so no one can be assumed to lack capability or have their decision overruled by professionals just because they don’t agree with the patient’s decision

Question 4

What are the aims of adult safeguarding?
(4)

Answer 4

Prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults with care and support needs

Stop abuse and neglect wherever possible

Safeguard adults in a way that supports them in making choices about how they want to live

Provide information to help people understand the different types of abuse, how to stay safe and what to do to raise a concern about the safety or wellbeing of an adult

Question 5

What are the 6 key principles of adult safeguarding in the Care Act 2014?

Answer 5

Empowerment

Prevention

Protection

Proportionality

Protection

Partnership

Accountability

Question 6

What does empowerment mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 6

People being supported and encouraged to make their own decisions and give informed consent

Question 7

What does prevention mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 7

It’s better to take action before mistreatment occurs

Question 8

What does proportionality mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 8

The least intrusive response necessary to the risk presented should be done

Question 9

What does protection mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 9

There should be support and representation for those in greatest need

Question 10

What does partnership mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 10

It’s when we work in partnership to achieve local solutions in communities where we live. Communities have a part to play in preventing, detecting and reporting abuse and neglect

Question 11

What does accountability mean in adult safeguarding?

Answer 11

Having accountability and transparency in delivering safeguarding

Question 12

What are the outcomes that we aim for?
(6)

Answer 12

That the patient is informed and listened to about the outcomes to keep them safe

That they patients easily understand what abuse is, the signs and how to seek help

What we’ll do to keep the patients safe

That the patients will have help and support to report abuse

That we share patient’s information appropriately and sensitively

That the patient is clear about the roles and responsibilities of those keeping them safe

Question 13

What does that MSP aim to achieve?
(4)

Answer 13

A personalised approach

Practice that focuses on achieving meaningful improvement to people’s circumstances

An approach that uses social work skills, rather than putting people through a process

A process where professionals can know what difference has been made

Question 14

What does wellbeing relate to?
(7)

Answer 14

Personal dignity

Exercising control over day to day life

Physical health, mental health and emotional well being

Domestic, family and personal relationships

Protection from abuse and neglect

Contributions to society

Suitability of living conditions

Question 15

What do we do if someone I assessed as not having the capacity to make a specific decision?

Answer 15

The decisions will be made in their best interests as set out in Mental Capacity Act 2005

Question 16

What should we do with adults that have care and support needs?
(2)

Answer 16

They should be given information, advice and support in a form that they understand

They should have their views included so that they’re making decisions about the lives

Question 17

Who does the adult safeguarding duty apply to?
(4)

Answer 17

An adult aged 18 or over

They have needs for care and support

They’re experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect

They’re unable to protect themselves from abuse and neglect

Question 18

What must assessments of capacity be?
(…. And…. Specific)

Answer 18

Decision and time specific- the person must lack the capacity to make a specific decision at the time it needs to be made

Question 19

What are the patterns of abuse?
(3)

Answer 19

Serial and organised abuse

Long term abuse in the context of on-going relationships

Opportunistic abuse such as theft occurring because money is left lying around

Question 20

What are examples of abuse?
(10)

Answer 20

Physical

Domestic

Discriminatory

Self-neglect

Financial or material

Modern slavery

Sexual

Neglect and acts of omission

Psychological

Organisational

Question 21

What are factors that could influence abuse in adults?
(4)

Answer 21

Unequal power relationships

Social isolation- organisational abuse can occur when staff receive inadequate support and are inadequately trained

Historical relationships- the effects of past relationships and personality changes

Mental health issues- capacity to consent and make decisions

Question 22

What are examples of situations where a family, friend or career could be involved in adult safeguarding?
(3)

Answer 22

A carer may witness or speak up about abuse or neglect

A carer may experience intentional or unintentional harm from the adult they’re trying to support

A carer may unintentionally or intentionally harm or neglect the adult they support on their own or with others

Question 23

What should we do when we become aware of an adult safeguarding concern?

Answer 23

Speak to your manager about who you should talk to regarding a safeguarding concern in your organisation. If a crime may have been committed or an individual is in immediate danger, the police need to be contacted. A decision will be made that same day as to whether the situation should be referred to the “Safeguarding Adults” Procedure.

Question 24

What are the key aims of professionals with adult safeguarding?
(4)

Answer 24

To prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse

To stop abuse and neglect wherever possible

Address what has caused the abuse or neglect

To provide safe, effective and high quality care