safeguarding

• safeguarding

  the measures taken to protect peoples health, wellbeing and rights, enabling them to be kept safe from harm, abuse and neglect
• practitioners in health, social and child care environments must be all aware of need for safeguarding
• some individuals may be more at risk to abuse, maltreatment or neglect than others
• examples include individuals

  have a learning disability
• examples include individuals

  have a physical disability
• examples include individuals

  have a sensory impairment (blind, deaf)
• examples include individuals

  lack mental capacity (dementia, comatose)
• examples include individuals


  are looked after children (children in care)
• for variety of reasons these individuals may not want to, or be able to report poor care or abuse
• they are dependent on carers and don't want to upset them as their treatment might get worse
• they may not known or understand their rights and so many not realise they are being abused
• they may not be able to see or hear who is abusing them
• individuals in residential care may not have anyone they can trust to talk to
• staff have a duty of care to report concerns