Safeguarding

Question 1

Children’s act 2004

Answer 1

Included statutory rights to protect children

• all staffs primary responsibility is to the child and their family

Question 2

Care act 2014

Answer 2

Ignoring medical, emotional, physical care needs
Failure to provide access to health, care, support, education
Withholding necessities of life eg medication, food, water

Included self neglect - people not able to look after themselves

Duty to intervene in these situations otherwise considered neglect

Question 3

Mental capacity act 2005

Answer 3

People who lack capacity must have an independent mental capacity advocate to help make decision about serious decision that are not life threatening

Question 4

Prevent duty guidance 2015

Answer 4

Recognition of the sign of people who have been or are being drawn into terrorism

Question 5

Adult safeguarding

Answer 5

Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Psychological abuse
Domestic abuse
Discriminatory abuse
Financial abuse
Neglect

Question 6

Mental capacity act

Answer 6

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Brain injury
Mental health illness
Stroke

Does not include:
Hearing / sight impaired

Question 7

Assessing capacity

Answer 7

Can pt understand info?
Can pt remember info?
Can pt weigh options to make decisions?
Can pt communicate decision?

Are there adaptations that can be made to help the pt to understand?
- is the lack of capacity reversible?
- is it likely to reverse in the near future?
- is the treatment urgent / can it wait?