Safeguarding Adults (UK)
People who work in health and social care often work with patients, who for a range of reasons, may be less able to protect themselves from neglect, harm or abuse. Adult safeguarding is a way of working and thinking that protects adults with care and support needs, and every worker has a part to play.
Covered in this course:
- Adult safeguarding and its associated legislation
- The principles of safeguarding
- What harm looks like
- The different types of abuse
- How to protect individuals
- How to respond to allegations or suspicion
