...Emma Stevens Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight contemporary issues in achieving best practice in safeguarding adults across multi‐agency settings. Design/methodology/approach The paper is an empirical exploration, reviewing a range of relevant literature and recent policy...

.../methodology/approach The self‐evaluation resource was developed in the context of multi‐agency adult protection policy and legislation to reflect key quality indicators relevant to stakeholders, the community, practitioners and their agencies. Findings The quality indicators were selectively piloted...

...Diane Galpin; Dorena Hughes Purpose This paper aims to provide a framework from which practitioners can develop a partnership approach to multi‐agency decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach The authors have drawn on the direct experiences of social work practitioners currently involved...

... and positively with social services and the police. This paper reviews the journey undertaken by the three primary care trusts (PCTs) in Kent and Medway in developing adult protection expertise and sharing multi‐agency adult protection practice with both social services and the police. The three safeguarding...

... in a collaborative way on the draft policy and procedures. A large-scale event was organised with a whole system approach , as distinct from a traditional conference. Here we describe the origins, purpose, process and lessons from this approach. key words multi-agency policy and procedures participation...

... manager for East Sussex describes how one county has developed a multi‐agency programme of adult protection courses. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Training Adult protection Multi‐agency Action learning VIEW ED Practice PE ER·RE paper Learning from experience Bob Skinner Training Manager (Adults...

...Claudine McCreadie; Thelma Claydon; Carolyn Denne The SAVE project (Support and Advice for Vulnerable Elders) was a multi‐agency demonstration project funded by the Home Office between 1992 and 1995. The project explored and developed awareness and practical and policy responses to abuse. © MCB...