... to explore the perceptions and reporting of EM among older Pakistani adults in the UK. By uncovering the meanings, experiences and perspectives attached to EM, this research will inform culturally sensitive interventions and safeguarding practices to protect this vulnerable population. United Kingdom...

...@capacitycare.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 United Kingdom Elder care Family Adult protection Mediation Family group conference Elder mediation Adult safeguarding Personalisation Family‐led decision making Mediation (M) and Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are now firmly...

... defines abuse as; “a violation of an individual's human and civil rights by another person or persons” (Department of Health, 2000b, p. 9). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Adult protection Best practice Social services United Kingdom Safeguarding adults Vulnerable adults Adult...

... issues and recommend ways of operationalising key concepts for a prospective survey of abuse, neglect and loss of dignity in the care of older people in residential care in the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach As well as drawing upon their experience and expertise, the authors...

... approaches to training the social care workforce. Older people Mental health Learning/intellectual disabilities Mental capacity Training Residential care Elderly people Disabilities United Kingdom Community care The Mental Capacity Act, 2005 (MCA) was introduced in 2005 and enacted...

... and the implications of recent decisions by the Court for adult safeguarding. Alison Brammer can be contacted at: a.k.brammer@keele.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Mental Capacity Act Court of Protection Decision making Safeguarding Case law Legal decisions United Kingdom Law courts...

... institutionalisation, particularly – but not exclusively – for people in residential settings. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Risk Service users Disabled people Rights Independence Adult social care Disabilities United Kingdom Risk analysis Social care Mental health services...

... situation is “normal”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Deprivation of liberty Objection Purpose Normality Law courts United Kingdom Court of Appeal Mental illness It was the Fourth of July yesterday and Phillip wanted us to go up on the roof of the barn and watch...

... members/carers; and sometimes service users) for advice about safeguarding and “best interest” decision‐making issues. Cate Searle can be contacted at: cate@ms‐solicitors.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Safeguarding Legal Best interest Carers United Kingdom Social care...

... of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Dental Council date back to the early twentieth century and have been the subject of periodic reform. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Health and social care Regulation Profession ethics Fitness to practise Standards Conduct United...

... quality services Abuse and neglect Social care United Kingdom Residential social services Developments in the social care sector including personalisation, outsourcing, and a focus on outcomes, have led to increased emphasis on the role of commissioners. Safeguarding activity in care homes often...

... be called a foggy borderland where concepts such as “unable to safeguard”, “more vulnerable” and not treating some people “less favourably” may be less clear in practice than on paper. Safeguarding Adult protection Legal Scotland Social work Ethical dilemmas Social care Health services United...

... at: ailsa.e.stewart@strath.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Adult protection Safeguarding Citizenship Vulnerability Abuse United Kingdom Social care A two year prevalence study carried out by Kings College, London and the National Centre for Social Research (O'Keefe et al...

... Safeguarding Evaluation of training Nurses United Kingdom Social care Learning disabilities Legislation Improved effectiveness of training within the NHS area, to benefit adults with learning disabilities, as a result of increased research and evaluation capacity. Knowledge transfer...

... Limited 2012 Adult safeguarding Service users Involvement Health Social care Rights Risk management Health care United Kingdom Disadvantaged groups Health and social care have a well established ethos of involving service users in their own care, and in the development of social...

.... David Hewitt can be contacted at: david.w.hewitt@btopenworld.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Deprivation of liberty safeguards Liberty Safeguarding Human rights United Kingdom Mental health services In March 2011, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published...

... There is a temptation to depict agency workers as presenting safeguarding risks: this paper argues that a more rounded picture should be offered and a systems approach adopted. Agency working Social care Workforce Safeguarding Social welfare workers United Kingdom The Serious Case Review (SCR...

... Training transfer Knowledge management Confidence Surveys Cornwall United Kingdom Cooper et al. (2009) also summarised the evidence on elder abuse reporting to adult protective services in the USA. They found that there was no evidence that state‐enforced initiatives such as mandatory...