Evaluation of Safeguarding Policies for Vulnerable Adults: NVQ5 Report

This report, focusing on Care Home Ltd., examines safeguarding vulnerable adults, defining safeguarding and protection, and highlighting the impact of policy developments, such as the Care Act 2014, on care settings. It details the importance of staff training, the implementation of safeguarding policies, and the protocols and referral procedures when abuse or harm is suspected. The report emphasizes the benefits of partnerships with other organizations to enhance care and the effectiveness of systems and procedures. It concludes by summarizing the key findings and referencing relevant literature.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Safeguarding and Protection..................................................................................................3
1.2 Evaluate the impact of policy developments on approaches to safeguarding vulnerable
adults in own service setting........................................................................................................3
1.5 Explanation of the protocols and referral procedures when harm or abuse is alleged or
suspected......................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Review the effectiveness of systems and procedures for working in partnership with other
organisations................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding is the term which is commonly used in United Kingdom, it means to give
protection related to health, wellbeing and human right specially to children, young people and
vulnerable adults. Present report will lay emphasis on Care Home Ltd. which is a nursing home
situated in UK. Report lays emphasis on difference between safeguarding and protection. It will
also provide the impact of policy development of work place approach. Assignment will also
focus on benefits of working with partnership with other organization.
MAIN BODY
1.1 Safeguarding and Protection
Safeguarding: Safeguarding means to give vulnerable adults with biter environment where
they are not being abuse, harmed or neglected. This protection is being given in order to save
them from abuse, harm and neglect.
Protection: In this protection is being provided to individual, group of people from
infectious disease, chemical hazards, non-infectious illness, environmental threats. This is being
given so that no harm is being caused to individuals.
Difference between Safeguarding and Protection
Safeguarding Protection
Safeguarding in Britain means that vulnerable
adults are being kept safe and secure from any
type of harm, abuse or neglect (Namen and
et.al., 2017). In this adults are being provided
to live in better environment so that no harm
can be given to them.
Protection to vulnerable adults means that
person who is above the age of 18 can require
help of community care because of various
problem such as mental health illness,
disability or any other. In this the vulnerable
adults are unable to take care of themselves, so
protection against any harm is been given to
them.
1.2 Evaluate the impact of policy developments on approaches to safeguarding vulnerable adults
in own service setting
Impact of policy development on safeguarding of vulnerable adults can be extensive.
Vulnerable adults are basically those people who are not capable enough to take care of
themselves. In nursing care settings, they have to make sure that comprehensive policy is being
followed by staff members so that protection can be provided to patients suffering from harm,

abuse or neglect. The care act 2014 has been given by government that clear sets out the
provision to protect vulnerable from rising risk of abuse or neglect. It is also responsibility of
staff members working in clinical care setting to provide protection to these adults. For this they
can provide workers with induction training which is being set out by the CCSIV
Impact of policy statements have on the way your place of work approach safeguarding
The development of care act, 2014 has laid impact on the work places approaches which has
been adopted by nursing home in United Kingdom. At Care Home Ltd. in consideration with this
act safeguarding training is being provided to nurses and Health care professionals. It has helped
them in distinguishing between patients who are at more risk of harm. It has also enhanced
ability of care workers to interact with vulnerable adults (Rose and et.al., 2017.). By this, it
becomes really easy for them to analyse needs of vulnerable group. Safeguarding training will
assist nurses to record the instances of abuse and neglect. It will increase knowledge of staff
members and they will be able to meet legal requirements and protect vulnerable people under
clinical care.
Definition of policy
Policy can be defined as the set of principles which is being adopted by any organization or
individual. For instance, safe guarding vulnerable adult policy which is being adopted by various
nursing home and is made in accordance with NCB’s vision and mission focuses that protection
is being provided to all vulnerable adults suffering from neglect and abuse (Curry and et.al.,
2018). In this policies assistance is also being provided to health care practitioners about how
they can identify adults who are experiencing risk or harm. This Policy emphasise that
organization has a duty to increase awareness about the need to protect vulnerable adults
suffering from abuse or harm.
Approaches to safeguarding in Care home Limited
Care home Ltd. has implemented policies to provide acute and holistic care and protection to
vulnerable adults. Under this policy they have an approach which focuses on that staff members
who are in contact with vulnerable adults have adequate knowledge and skills which can assist
them in protecting children from any kind of harm. A child centred approach has been adopted in
nursing home where I am currently working. In this clinical care setting emphasise that high
quality of services is being provided to young adults who are vulnerable. This approach has been
taken in order to promote wellbeing and welfare of vulnerable adults. Children and Social work

act, 2017 lays emphasis on that vulnerable adults are being protected from any kind of mal-
treatment. Care Home Ltd. also makes sure that all documents related to safeguarding policies
are being distributed among staff members so that each member will be able to understand their
responsibility. This will assist them in providing protection to vulnerable adults from abuse or
neglect.
1.5 Explanation of the protocols and referral procedures when harm or abuse is alleged or
suspected
Protocol on sharing information in order to safeguard and promote welfare of vulnerable
adults. In this health care professional must be engaged in sharing information so that they can
identify and assess needs of vulnerable adults (Herring, 2016). It will also assist them in
providing safety to vulnerable adults suffering from neglect or abuse. Information must be shared
to those individuals with whom young adults are in contact with. Practitioners should not assume
that someone will pass on the information, if they think that data is critical they must convey it to
local authority so that protection can be provided to vulnerable adults. In nursing care home, they
must have considered the information while sharing it with someone else as this will reduce the
risk of significant harm that can be caused to vulnerable adults.
Nursing care home can make use of relevant local referral process. They can fill referral
form or even can do a telephone call to local authorities. Referrals can then be passed to local
safeguarding teams who are working to provide protection to vulnerable adults. Protocols are
being laid out in standard 6, 7, 8 and 9. Standard 6 provides that information must be shared by
health care professionals to vulnerable adults providing the methods to remain safe (Hardy and
et.al.,). Standard 7 contacts with agencies who are involved in giving protection to vulnerable
adults who are at high risk of harm.
Step by step actions to be taken at workplace
Care home Ltd. can plan several strategies in order to safeguard vulnerable adults. This
action plan can include the following steps:
Action Time Frame
Alert: In this local authority should be made alert that abuse or harm
has been caused to vulnerable adults and protection needs to be
provided to them.
Immediate action
needs to be taken
within 24 hours of
abuse.

Referral: Information must be placed multi-working agency The same working day
on which abuse
happened
Decision: In this local authority must decide that what remedial action
can be taken by them to enhance condition of vulnerable adults.
By the end of working
day on which referral
has been made.
Safeguarding assessment strategy: Various strategy such as child
cantered care can be adopted by local authorities in order to enhance
wellbeing of vulnerable adult suffering from abuse
This can be done
within four weeks.
Safeguarding plan: Coordination must be done with multi-agency so
that wellbeing of vulnerable adults can be enhanced.
Within four week of
implementing
safeguarding strategy.
Review of the plan: Plan must be reviewed so that gaps can be
analysed.
This process must be
done within 6 months
3.2 Review the effectiveness of systems and procedures for working in partnership with other
organisations.
Working in partnership with other organization can assist Care Home Ltd. in sharing of
information related to abuse instances. Also the responsibilities to take care of vulnerable adults
will be shared. This will support both care units in enhancing wellbeing and providing vulnerable
adults protection from harm, abuse or neglect. In this additional resources can also be made
available to both care units, that can support them in increasing their service quality. But there
are also some barriers which can be faced while working in partnership like for example conflict
between sharing of resources can exist between them.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been analyzed that protection can be given to vulnerable adults
by providing them with better environment and making them stay away from chemical hazards.
Safeguarding means protecting vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect or harm. It has also been
analyzed from report that safeguarding training has been provided to staff members which has
assisted nursing care home in enhancing well-being of young vulnerable adults. Report has also
discussed about various approaches such as children centered care which has been taken by care
home to vulnerable adults safe from abuse or neglect.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Herring, J., 2016. Vulnerable adults and the law. Oxford University Press.
Curry and et.al., 2018. Screening for intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and abuse of
vulnerable adults: US Preventive Services Task Force final recommendation
statement. Jama.320(16).pp.1678-1687.
Namen, A.M. and et.al., 2017. Physicians report sleep apnea infrequently in older and older
vulnerable adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.65(9). pp.2023-2028.
Hardy, S. and et.al., 2016. Raising magistrates’ awareness of vulnerable adults: a pilot. Mental
Health Practice. 20(4).
Rose, K.M. and et.al., 2017. STATE OF SCIENCE: TRANSITIONAL CARE AMONG OLDER
VULNERABLE ADULTS. Innovation in Aging, 1(Suppl 1), p.69.
Feltner,C., and et.al., 2018. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of
Vulnerable Adults: An Evidence Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

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