This document is intended for use by those working within organisations, everyone else should call the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Team on 0800 137 915 Concerns of a significant nature MUST be Concerns of a critical nature MUST be Low level concerns do not require a safeguarding Types of referral, but MUST receive a proactive response referred to the Local Authority Safeguarding referred to the Local Authority abuse and that is clearly documented. All concerns MUST be Team. Some examples of significant harm Safeguarding Team and Police. seriousness reported in line with include criminal offences or concerns about your organisation’s policies and procedures. Other reporting procedures still radicalisation which MUST be referred to the apply e.g. CQC, commissioning organisations. If Police via any concern occurs more than once, advice should be sought from the Local Authority Safeguarding Team. LOW SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL Adult denied access Misuse/ Fraud / scamming and/or exploitation Money not recorded Adult not routinely safely and properly to own funds or Misappropriation of including cybercrimes relating to involved in decisions possessions property or benefits, income, property or wills about how their Adult is routinely possessions of Ongoing non-payment Theft sending money to money is spent or Financial benefits by a person of care fees putting a competitions/charity kept safe in a position of trust or capacity in relation to care at risk person’s control or to coerce finance is not properly Misuse of Lasting Personal finances considered Power of Attorney or removed from Deputyship for Finance adult’s control Staff error causing no/little Isolated incident Inexplicable marking or Withholding of food, Grievous bodily harm/assault with harm, e.g. skin friction between service lesions, cuts or grip drinks or aids to weapon leading to irreversible mark due to ill-fitting hoist users resulting in no marks on a number of independence damage or death sling harm occasions Inexplicable Pattern of recurring errors or an Minor events that still Accumulations of fractures/injuries incident of deliberate Physical meet criteria for minor incidents maladministration that results in Assault ‘incident health or death Deliberate reporting’ Covert maladministration of Over-medication and/or inappropriate administration medications restraint used to manage behaviour without proper Inappropriate medical restraint authorisation
This document is intended for use by those working within organisations, everyone else should call the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Team on 0800 137 915 Types of abuse and seriousness Low level concerns do not require a safeguarding referral, but MUST receive a proactive response that is clearly documented. All concerns MUST be reported in line with your organisation’s policies and procedures. Other reporting procedures still apply e.g. CQC, commissioning organisations. If any concern occurs more than once, advice should be sought from the Local Authority Safeguarding Team. Concerns of a significant nature MUST be referred to the Local Authority Safeguarding Team. Some examples of significant harm include criminal offences or concerns about radicalisation which MUST be referred to the Police via Concerns of a critical nature MUST be referred to the Local Authority Safeguarding Team and Police. LOW SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL Financial Money not recorded safely and properly Adult is routinely sending money to competitions/charity Adult not routinely involved in decisions about how their money is spent or kept safe capacity in relation to finance is not properly considered Adult denied access to own funds or possessions Ongoing non-payment of care fees putting a person’s care at risk Misuse of Lasting Power of Attorney or Deputyship for Finance Misuse/ Misappropriation of property or possessions of benefits by a person in a position of trust or control or to coerce Personal finances removed from adult’s control Fraud / scamming and/or exploitation including cybercrimes relating to benefits, income, property or wills Theft Physical Staff error causing no/little harm, e.g. skin friction mark due to ill-fitting hoist sling Minor events that still meet criteria for ‘incident reporting’ Isolated incident between service users resulting in no harm Inexplicable marking or lesions, cuts or grip marks on a number of occasions Accumulations of minor incidents Deliberate maladministration of medications Inappropriate restraint Withholding of food, drinks or aids to independence Inexplicable fractures/injuries Assault Covert administration without proper medical authorisation Grievous bodily harm/assault with weapon leading to irreversible damage or death Pattern of recurring errors or an incident of deliberate maladministration that results in or death Over-medication and/or inappropriate restraint used to manage behaviour health
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