During the Covid-19 pandemic the following video has been developed to support safeguarding adults awareness. It is available for free here
https://www.northsomersetsafeguarding.co.uk/userfiles/downloads/684/triennial_scr_report_2014_to_2017.pdfClovid 19 and Safeguarding Adults Messages from L&D SubGroup
Please see below useful resources from the multi-agency L&D Sub Group acting on behalf of the SAB
More information and booking is via cpd on-line. You will need to set up an account. https://www.n-somersetcpd.org.uk/index.asp
If you are external to the council, charges will apply. There is also a cancellation fee for non-attendance.
North Somerset Council currently uses the Bournemouth University Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm Framework to set the levels for our Safeguarding Adults recommended learning and development pathway. You can find our learning pathway here (Link to pdf)
- Safeguarding Adults Alerter half day course level 1
- Safeguarding Adults Coordinators Introductory training level 2 (Social workers and council staff)
- Safeguarding Adults Coordinators Update training half day refresher level 2 (Social workers and council staff)
- Safeguarding Adults Care Providers Agencies level 2 (multi-agency)
- Domestic Abuse
- Modern Slavery
- Safeguarding Adults Learning and Development Forum for Providers (for those responsible for learning and development in their organisations)
- Mental Capacity Act Making Everyday Decisions level 1. Half day awareness raising.
- Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties in Practice level 2.
- PREVENT
Provider Conference 2019
In November the Safeguarding Adults Board delivered their annual Provider Conference "Sharing Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults". This was well attended by representatives from across health, social care, housing and voluntary sector services. Key speakers were:
Amanda Stride, Head of Adult Social Care Inspection for the South West, Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Kate Spreadbury, Independent Reviewer and author of Nightingale Homes Safeguarding Adult Review
Dameon Caddy, Mental Capacity Act and DoLS Manager for North Somerset Council and BNSSG CCG
A range of workshops were delivered by partner agencies sharing good practice and learning. The day was closed with an enlightening set of sketches from Misfits Theatre which drove home many of the messages from throughout the day.
Presentations are available to download:
Findings from the Nightingale SAR
Improving Medication Practice in Care Homes
Pressure Injury and Capacity
Liberty Protection Safeguards
The North Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board's Quality and Performance sub-group carry out multi-agency audits. A summary of the key findings, learning points and recommendations from these audits are available below:
Adult Safeguarding
http://www.scie.org.uk/adults/safeguarding/
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties
http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/mental-capacity-and-deprivation-of-liberty/
Types of Abuse
Financial Scamming/Financial Abuse
Modern Slavery
Self Neglect
http://www.scie.org.uk/adults/safeguarding/selfneglect/
Domestic Abuse
The L&D Sub group meet quarterly and share useful learning resources which can be found here
Safeguarding Adults and Clovid-19
- Covid-19 Care Act Easements of Governance Structure
- Covid-19 Resources
- Mental Capacity and Covid-19
- QNI Care Home Nursing - Covid-19 Rapid Training
- QNI Orientation and Induction Checklist Covid-19 Rapid Training for Community Primary Care and Care Home Nursing
- Triennial Scr Report 2014-2017
- Caring in the time of Coronavirus - Social Care Institute for Excellence resource Blog