LAUNCHED: Introducing our new learning pathway

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Newsletters

Here you can find our latest newsletters, bringing you all the headlines and new policies, procedures and guidance from your West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board.

Issue 38 | June 2025

In this issue:

  • LAUNCHED: Introducing our new learning pathway
  • NOW PUBLISHED: Three-Year Strategy and Business Plan 2025/26
  • A reflection on ‘Clarissa’, a short film by Chris Godwin and Jimmy McGovern, in collaboration with Groundswell
  • NEW: Understanding disguised compliance
  • UPDATED: Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures

Read Issue 38 | June 2025.

Special edition | Understanding the Mental Capacity Act

This year, one of our Board priorities is to look at the impact of mental capacity on self-neglect. To support this, we're hoping to improve understanding amongst frontline staff of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and increase confidence in its implementation where there are concerns that an adult is self-neglecting.

The information shared in this newsletter has been taken from our summary guidance document, Guidance for staff on the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice (PDF, 333KB). For more information, refer to that summary guidance document.

Read Special edition | Understanding the Mental Capacity Act.

Last updated: 23 June 2025