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Neighbourhood Watch Safeguarding adults – Presentation 22 November 2012
Duncan Paterson – Haringey Council Safeguarding Adults & DOLS
Introduction We will cover: Basic safeguarding adults information Who is at risk? Data & How to prevent. Mental Capacity Act Resources Questions and answers
What is Abuse?
A violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons which results in significant harm. (Dept. of Health 2000)
Abuse is about…
The misuse of power and control that one person has over another.
Abuse may be…
A single act or repeated acts An act of neglect or a failure to act Multiple acts, for example, an adult at risk
may be neglected and also being financially abused.
Action on Elder Abuse input Refers to an expectation of trust that an older
person may rightly establish with another person, but which is subsequently violated.
Significant harm
This refers to: Ill treatment (including sexual abuse and forms
of ill treatment which are not physical) The impairment of, or an avoidable deterioration
in, physical or mental health and / or The impairment of physical, intellectual,
emotional, social or behavioural development.
Abuse can be seen in the following categories Physical Sexual Psychological / emotional Financial and material Neglect and acts of omission Discriminatory Institutional
Who is an Adult at Risk?
An adult aged 18 years or over ‘who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation’ (DH, 2000).
Change of language
The term ‘adult at risk’ replaces ‘vulnerable adult’. It is an exact replacement for ‘vulnerable adult’.
Who is at Risk? Older people People with learning disabilities People with a mental illness People physically dependent
But….. factors may indicate an increased risk of abuse Poor communication skills PWLD – non-verbal, unsociable, engaged in self-
injury Older people – those most frail and dependent, quiet,
disorientated, unable to communicate People in their own homes – Over 85, in poor health & already in receipt of
services
Continued Financial abuse risk greater for: those living alone In poor health In receipt of services lonely
Who is affected? Action on Elder Abuse national study 2007: Found that 4% of older people had
experienced abuse in their own homes. This is 342,000 people.
Figure increased to 8.6% if every instance of abuse was included.
Haringey data 507 safeguarding referrals to Safeguarding
Adults Team (SAT) in 2011-2012. 4600 adults receive a service in Haringey.
45.1% relate to people over 65. Of these 13.2% over 85.
243 referrals identify place of abuse as person’s own home. 71 residential care.
147 referrals relate to financial abuse
Haringey data continued 93 referrals for people with a mental illness 78 referrals for people with a learning
disability Black Caribbean BME group overrepresented
in safeguarding referrals per Haringey pop. Asian, Chinese & Black African BME groups
underrepresented per Haringey pop.
18 - 2425 - 34
35 - 4445 - 54
55 - 6465 - 74
75 - 8485+
Unknown
43 45
52
72
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98
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20
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40
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60
70
80
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100
Age Range of The Alleged Victim
Number of SOVA Alerts Received Between 1st April 2011 and 31st March 2012 By Age Range
PhysicalEmotional/
Psychological FinancialNeglect and acts
of omission SexualOther
InstitutionalDiscrimination
175173
147
100
38
31
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Abuse Type
Number of SOVA Alerts Raised Between 1st April 2011 and 31st March 2012 By Type Of Abuse
People who cause the abuse Often known to the victim Study by Action on Elder Abuse 2007 found Perpetrators: Lived in same household in 2/3’s of cases Were the care provider in 2/5’s of cases
Haringey data - perpetrator 142 perpetrators lived with the victim 108 perpetrators were other family members 39 perpetrators were victim’s partner
How to refer
Via online safeguarding adults referral form to [email protected]
Tel: 0208 489 1400
Haringey Safeguarding Adults team
0208 489 3106
How to prevent abuse? Multi-agency working Information sharing Community safety and community
participation Public awareness Skills development with adults at risk
Prevention – what works? Training and education for service users and
staff For example, training projects with older
people and people with learning disabilities – mostly in care settings.
Community links work People benefit from having contact with a
range of people in the community. Reducing isolation through links with the
community can mean that there are more people who can be alert to the possibility of abuse as well as provide links to potential sources of support for adults at risk and family carers
What else? Avoid isolation or dependency Have more than one person keep an eye on
things Check that carers have skills and support to
care Self-protection
Be alert to the possibility of abuse without needlessly seeing abuse everywhere
Be prepared to act – report if needed.
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Sometimes people will choose a lifestyle
others see as poor. There is a difference between a chosen
pattern of behaviour and neglect. May need to apply the MCA 2005
MCA continued Always assume capacity unless proved
otherwise 2 stage assessment of capacity Act in person’s best interests Consider least restrictive options
Resources Guidance, procedures & law People Strategies Training Information & Leaflets
Guidance, procedures and law No Secrets 2000 Pan London Safeguarding adults procedures Care & Support Bill 2012 Mental Capacity Act 2005
People Haringey safeguarding adults team – strategy
& operational leads plus 3 social workers Haringey Safeguarding Adults Board Safeguarding leads – Whittington Health,
NHS Haringey, North Middlesex Hospital & BEH Mental Health Trust
Strategies Haringey Information Sharing Protocol SAB Business Plan Prevention strategy – forthcoming Overall safeguarding adults board strategy -
forthcoming
Training
Online training via Learning pool. Available at:
www.haringey.gov.uk/learn Taught courses - safeguarding basic
awareness & financial abuse
Information & leaflets Safeguarding adults leaflets SCIE At a Glance guide Mental Capacity Act 2005 guide Haringey website
http://harinet.haringey.gov.uk/index/social_care_and_health/safeguardingadults.htm