... to access, providing recommendations for improvement. Design/methodology/approach This study analyses 12 Safeguarding Adult Reviews to identify learning from practice in this area. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the material and identify themes in accessing mental health support for this group...

...Heather Roach Purpose The author, who is Chair of Norfolk’s Safeguarding Adults’ Board (SAB) reflects on the impact of a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) and the actions that resulted. The purpose of the paper is to provide an insight into a significant SAR and the resulting actions desinged...

...Deborah Foss Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect. The author has undertaken a thematic review of Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) commissioned in England and Adult Practice Reviews (APRs...

...Karl Mason Purpose The purpose of this paper is to interrogate and develop the conceptualisation of discriminatory abuse in safeguarding adults policy and practice beyond the current interpersonal definition. The paper draws on Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) that refer to discriminatory abuse...

... and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Safeguarding Policies Safeguarding Adults Reviews Safeguarding adults boards Self-neglect Multi-agency collaboration Self-neglect refers to lack of self-care which can adversely...

...Stephen Martineau; Jill Manthorpe Purpose This paper presents the results of a thematic analysis of safeguarding adults reviews (SARs) where homelessness was a factor to illuminate and improve safeguarding practice and the support of adults who are homeless in England. Design/methodology...

... improvement challenging. Practical implications – Answering the question why is a significant challenge for safeguarding adults reviews (SARs). Different approaches have been recommended, some rooted in systems theory. The theoretical formulations here extend the lens of systemic analysis...

.... The themes emerging from the cross-case analysis are reported under the four domain headings and summarised in Table II , with the focus placed on themes that were apparent in a significant proportion of the reports. Accountability Safeguarding adults reviews Self-neglect Serious case reviews...

... findings. Professor Michael Preston-Shoot can be contacted at: michael.preston-shoot@beds.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Service improvement Care Act 2014 Policy and practice development Safeguarding adults reviews Self-neglect Serious case reviews In England...