purpose - the purpose of this paper is to explore debates about the powers social workers may need to undertake safeguarding enquiries where access to the adult is denied. Design/methodology/approach - The paper takes as a starting point a scoping review of the literature undertaken as part of a study exploring social work responses to situations where they are prevented from speaking to an ad…
Purpose - frequent attendance at emergency departments (ED) has been identified in adult protection reviews as a potential warning sign of the escalation of someone's vulnerability. Concern has been expressed avout the engagement of the National Health Service (NHS) in adult protection and the small number of NHS adult protection referrals. More specitically ED departments have been identified …
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of empirical research, which explores possible causal and risk factors linked to abuse or neglect in residential care facilities. Design/methdology/approach - Electronic database searches were conducted to identify and synthesise studies reporting on empirical research aimed at exploring causal and/or risk factors associated…
Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to summarise the findings of a desk-based international review investigating the checking of staff and volunteers working with adults who are vulnerable or at risk (or similarly defined) receiving social care in their own homes, or in day centres or residential care. Design/methodology/approach - In England, as part of the government's attempts to prevent …