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Thank you for listening to this short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, about the Mental Capacity Act, also often referred to as the MCA. In this podcast I will explain what the MCA is, what may affect people’s mental capacity, when capacity should be assessed and, th...
Thank you for listening to this short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, about trauma-informed approaches. In this podcast I will explain what trauma and trauma-informed care is. I will also discuss working with trauma, in terms of the five R’s and five principles, and...
Thank you for listening to this short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, about the Safeguarding Adult Review in respect of DJT. Firstly, I would like to share a little information about DJT, as described by those who worked with and knew him well. DJT, was a Polish man...
Thank you for listening to this short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, about the Safeguarding Adult Review in respect of John. Firstly, I would like to tell you a little about John as described by his niece. John’s niece held power of attorney for his health and welf...
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This is the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board briefing podcast about the importance of language and terminology in relation to adult safeguarding. We know that language is a powerful tool for communication. But, sometimes we forget that our language use can create a stigma or provide barriers ...
The West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board is comprised of the following statutory partners: West Sussex County Council (WSCC) NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) Sussex Police To fulfil its role, Safeguarding Adults Boards are expected to involve a much wider range of organisations and individ...
Thank you for listening to this short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, about our Safeguarding Adult Review for Tom. This may be referred to throughout this podcast as ‘the SAR’, or ‘the Review’. Firstly, the Board would like to acknowledge how grateful we are for Tom...
This short podcast on behalf of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, is about safeguarding risk assessment. This is the process of working with an adult to maximise safety and, to reduce future risk. Risk assessment is an integral part of safeguarding processes and professionals should consi...
