Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Safeguarding Adults Community and Voluntary Briefing Event

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board What is Safeguarding 6 principles that provide the priorities for all safeguarding activities: Empowerment -Person led decisions Protection - Support for those in greatest need Prevention -Take action before harm occurs Proportionality - Least intrusive response Partnership -Working together Accountability – Staff/agencies know what is expected of them and others

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board How we got here Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 No Secrets Guidance 2000 Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 Fraud Act 2006 National Framework of Standards 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Health and Social Care Act 2008 Equality Act 2010 Human Rights Act 1998 Sexual Offences Act 2003

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Who do we safeguard? Anyone who: Is aged 18 or over “is or maybe eligible for community care services…”. and Is or maybe unable to take care of themselves or unable to protect themselves from significant harm or serious exploitation

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board What do we mean by abuse? Abuse is harm caused by an act or failure to act on the part of another person. It is a violation of a person’s human and civil rights It may be intentional or unintentional It may consist of a single act or repeat acts It may cause harm temporarily or over a period of time.

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board “Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board is working partnership to ensure that adults in Newcastle are safeguarded and protected. We know that abuse effects a lot of people, often over long periods of time. We wish to ensure that anyone raising a concern that an adult is being abused or neglected is taken seriously and is acted on promptly and appropriately.” NSAB Policy and Procedures (2009)

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Independent Chair Newcastle City Council Newcastle Primary Care Trust Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 3 x Community and Voluntary Sector Representatives Northumbria Probation Service Northumbria Police Chair of improving Practice sub committee Chair of training sub committee NSAB Members

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board NSAB Objectives To bring together representatives from all the main agencies responsible for working with and providing services to adults Ensure that all partners work effectively to identify abuse or inadequate care Raise awareness within all agencies in Newcastle so that abuse is identified and alerts are made

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Implement the Inter-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures Improve local ways of working Ensure that staff are trained to recognise incidents of abuse and work together to protect vulnerable adults Raise awareness within the wider community

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board The role of the community and voluntary sector reps Attend NSAB meetings Support NSAB To be a two- way channel with the NSAB and the sector To participate in the Wellbeing and Health network

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board To engage with the wider community and voluntary sector organisations so that they can fulfill their safeguarding responsibilities. To promote the work of the Community and Voluntary sector within the NSAB Objectives continued

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Safeguarding Adults Unit Margaret Lester Safeguarding Adults Coordinator (1 FTE) Linda Gray, Sam Keith, Sue Hollins* Safeguarding Adults Managers (2.8 FTEs) Claire Fairbank Service Development Lead (0.4 FTE – temp post) James Steward Learning and Development Officer (1 FTE) Marta Rzepecki Safeguarding Adults Assistant (1 FTE)

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Additional Services Advice and support Learning and development Attendance at events / meetings Templates and tools Promotional materials

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Contacts Adult Social Care Direct (Alerts) Tel; Safeguarding Adults Unit (Advice) Tel; Out of hours Social Care Duty Team (after 5pm) Tel; Children’s Initial Response Service Tel;

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board What is your experience of a safeguarding adults incident? Things to consider; What did you do? Did you have enough support? Were you aware of all your responsibilities? Was the outcome a success for (a) the individual (b) the worker (c) the organisation? What could have been better?

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board What are the emerging safeguarding themes/issues for VCO’s? Context; Newcastle Future Needs Assessment Newcastle City Council 2012/13 budget Newcastle City Council 4 priorities Clinical Commissioning Groups ‘plan on a page’

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Wellbeing for Life Board direction of travel document VONNE/NCVS Surviving not Thriving Newcastle report Welfare reform

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board What will this mean for your organisation and the people you support?

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Supporting VCS organisations How can safeguarding adults VCS reps best stay visible and accountable? How best can the safeguarding adults unit meet VCO’s training and support needs? How can VCO’s provide mutual support around safeguarding adults?

Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board Supporting neighbourhood based VCS groups How best to reach small, community based groups that may be unaware of safeguarding responsibilities