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Key topic areas covered include: Communities, Hospital & Urgent Care, Leadership, Systems & Workforce, Mental Health Services, Primary Care, and Social Care & Safeguarding.

Case Studies

Real-Time Monitoring of Substance Misusing Parents; a New Way to Protect Children?

5 minute read

Mar 2021

This case study examines a pilot in Harrow which utilises technology that gives real time recordings of the alcohol or drugs in an individual’s system. It shows us how we can deploy technology to keep children safe in complex family environments.

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How Barnardo’s See, Hear, Respond Partnership is Safeguarding Children During the Covid-19 Crisis

8 minute read

Mar 2021

It is clear that the pandemic has had, and will continue to have, an impact on children’s welfare. Community organisations and institutions such as schools, who would usually be able to monitor and safeguard children, are not having the same contact with children as before.

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Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment – a Multi-Agency Approach

8 minute read

Mar 2021

Together, Ofsted, the CQC, HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HMI Probation have produced a report following joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs). The report considers the practices of the individual agencies, as well as the effectiveness of multi-agency working arrangements.

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Abuse and Neglect of Older People – What can we do to stop it?

5 minute read

Mar 2021

The abuse and neglect of older people remains a largely hidden issue, which leaves hundreds of thousands of older people experiencing, or at risk of, avoidable harm. There are now nearly 12 million people aged 65 or over in the UK with the average age of the UK population rising.

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A Shift in Approach: Making Safeguarding Personal

5 minute read

Mar 2021

Liz Hanley, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Safeguarding Policy Network Co-Lead, spoke about changing approaches to safeguarding, ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ (MSP) at The Adult Safeguarding Conference 2020.

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Learning from Portugal’s Health-Based Approach to Drug and Substance Misuse

7 minute read

Mar 2021

This case study examines how Portugal has tackled drug related crime through decriminalisation and what we can learn from this in the UK.

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