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Table of ContentsPurpose........................................................................................................................................................2Introduction:................................................................................................................................................2Principles of Safeguarding:.........................................................................................................................2Abuse:.........................................................................................................................................................3Types of abuse.............................................................................................................................................3Legislations:................................................................................................................................................6Working practices and strategies:................................................................................................................8Conclusion:.................................................................................................................................................9References.................................................................................................................................................101
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Purpose: This reports briefs about Safeguarding in health and social care. It prevents and reduce risk of harm from abuse to people who are physically or mentally disabled people, children and people with learning disabilities or sensory impairment etc. Its mission is to care, support and protect adult and children who are incapable to protect themselves from harm or abuse. This paper provides information about various policies, protocols, roles and responsibilities of key professionals, working practice and strategies.Introduction:Safeguarding is protecting vulnerable children or adults from any kind of harm, abuse or neglect.It makes sure that individuals are supported to get easy access to health care services. According to the data released by Health and Social Care Information Centre, 63% of people who are victims of abuse are over 65 years. Health professionals should treat vulnerable people and other patients equally with same respect[ CITATION Gra16 \l 1033 ].The vulnerable adults and children safeguarding policy aims to promote and focus on the wellbeing and safety of people. It ensures that everyone understands their responsibilities and roles of safeguarding. It prevents the staff who has been barred by DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) to work with these people and ensures appropriate action is taken against any suspicionsor allegation regarding any harm or abuse. When a staff or a worker wants to disclose any wrongdoing of the organization then that people is known as whistle blower. While disclosure is when a person or child is sharing something related to harm or abuse. It is important to maintain calm composure and give full attention so that the patient is comfortable while sharing their experience. They should understand the level of abuse and forward it to higher authority.Principles of Safeguarding:It generally means preventing or reducing the risk of harm from exploitation and abuse, and at the same time supporting individual to take control of their life by appropriate informed choices [CITATION Wha11 \l 1033 ]. The government of the United Kingdom has set few principles of safeguarding in health and social care which helps to understand how health professionals can act to protect individual. These principles are discussed below:Prevention: to educate propel on abuses so that they can identify it and known how to report them.Empowerment: proper support to the people so that they can make their own decision and take decisions and take care of their lives.Protection: supporting and protecting people who are in needPartnership: different services working together to detect any kind of abuses. Proportionality: providing proper support without being emotional or over concernedAccountability: all the professional should be aware of their roles and responsibilities and shouldabide by them.2
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Abuse:Abuse is the improper treatment or usage of a person to unfairly gain benefit from them. It is an improper use of power that uses the bonds of trust, dependency and intimacy to make person vulnerable[ CITATION Wha181 \l 1033 ].Types of abuseNeglect or abuse can be of many types which includes:Physical abuse: It may involve misuses of medication, physical violence, restraint physical sanctions[ CITATION Wil02 \l 1033 ].Indication involves:Bruising, burns, cuts or marks on bodyUnexplained falls and injuriesInconsistent injuries with individual’s lifestyleSign of malnutrition etc.Sexual abuse: It includes sexual assault, rape and any sexual act that has not consented or was forcefully consented. Indicators: Rape, inappropriate touch or sexual assaultIndecent exposureSexual activity that lacks ability to consent to Sexual teasing and sexual harassmentPhycological abuse: it includes emotional abuse, deprivation of contact, blaming, humiliation, verbal abuse, abandonment, harassment.Indicators:Low self-esteemaggressive behavior and uncooperativetearfulness and angerInsomniaUncooperative Change of appetite, weight loss or gainMaterial or financial abuse: It involves fraud, theft, pressure in connection wills, exploitation, misuse of property, possessions, or benefits.Indicators:Missing personal possessionsUnexplained withdrawal of money from accountsUnexplained inability to maintain lifestyle or lack of money 3
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