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Safeguarding Coordination Units SCU (What and Why safeguarding (Children,…
Safeguarding Coordination Units SCU
SCU - What they do
SPOC
Assessment
Intelligence searches
Liaise with partners – Social Services, NHS and Education
Never look at referrals in isolation
DA
Child Abuse
Vulnerable adults (increased awareness)
Strategy meetings with partners (i.e. CQC)
Allegations of abuse in a care home - patterns
Dedicated team
Champion networks of safeguarding experts across neighbourhood teams
Victim at the centre
What and Why safeguarding
Children
Children: The Children Act 2004 (Section 11 guidance)/Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013)
protecting children from maltreatment
preventing impairment of children's health or development
ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes
Adults
Adults: Safeguarding Adults: The role of Practitioners (DOH 2011) states
“Safeguarding adults covers a spectrum of activity from prevention through to multi agency responses where harm and abuse occurs. Multi agency procedures apply where there is concern of neglect, harm or abuse to a patient defined under No Secrets guidance as ‘vulnerable’.
Safeguarding adults is an integral part of care. Duties to safeguard are required by professional regulators, service regulators and supported in law. “
Defined by the Department of Health (2000) as a person aged 18 years or older:
“ 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”.
Category's of Abuse
Both Children and adults
Physical abuse: bite, scalds, punch, slap
Sexual abuse: penetration, inappropriate touching, exposure to/involvement in pornography
Neglect: of physical, emotional, health needs, education, stimulation
Emotional abuse: intimidation, lack of warmth, humiliation
will usually occur in conjunction with other forms of abuse
additional for adults
Financial abuse: theft, fraud, coercion
Discriminatory abuse: discrimination, harassment, hate
Institutional abuse, neglect and poor practice