Professionals
Policy, Practice and Guidance
- Safeguarding Induction Booklet
- Supporting people with dementia through safeguarding: Practice Toolkits
- HCCC Safeguarding Leads
- Safeguarding process for GP Surgery’s
- GP Surgery Safeguarding Concern and Outcome Form
- Safeguarding Adults Policy
- Criteria for Reporting Adult Safeguarding and Provider Led Concerns
- Provider Led Enquiry Guidance
- Provider led Concern Guidance
- North West Policy for Managing Concerns around People in Positions of Trust with Adults who have Care and Support Needs
- Self-Neglect Policy
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Policy
- Key Safe Policy, Procedure & Practice
- Safeguarding Adults Case File Audit Policy
- Making Safeguarding Personal Commitment Leaflet
- NHS adult safeguarding booklet
- Skills for Care: practical tools and support for adult social care organisations and employers
- Halton Safeguarding Adults Review Policy
- Pan Cheshire Risk of Radicalisation Strategy
- How to use legal powers to safeguard dependent drinkers
- Allegations against People in a Position of Trust (PiPOT) Referral Form
- Allegations against People in a Position of Trust (PiPOT) Referral Form – information gathering tool from disclosures made from the public
- 2023 Halton Adults Safeguarding Prevention Strategy
- MARAM Policy
- Safeguarding Adults Procedures and Good Practice Guidance
- Safeguarding Thresholds
Care Act 2014
Mental Capacity Act/ Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Useful Resources
- The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Guidance to the Forms – ADASS
- Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide – The Law Society
- Good Practice in the Implementation of the DoLS Safeguards – Care Quality Commission
- HRCH Using The Mental Capacity Act in the community booklet
- Show How to Know How: A training film about using the Mental Capacity Act in the community
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisations- YOUR RIGHTS
Useful Websites
Making Safeguarding Personal
Useful Resources
Halton’s Safeguarding Adults Unit
Integrated Adult Safeguarding Unit (IASU
The IASU leads on adults safeguarding and dignity work across Halton: details on what the team does and useful contact details can be found here.
Concerning Discharges
In relation to concerning discharges from hospital
For concerns relating to a poor discharge from hospital, the information should be shared with the appropriate department of the hospital where the patient was discharged from:
For poor discharges relating to Warrington/Halton hospital information should be shared with [email protected]
For poor discharges relating to Whiston/St Helens hospital information should be shared with [email protected]
For support and advice around concerns relating to NHS care and treatment PALS can be contacted on:
Warrington/Halton 01925 275512
Whiston/St Helens 0151 430 1376
Training
- Current safeguarding adults training course availability for Halton Borough Council staff can be accessed via the Learning & Development area on the intranet.
- There are also a variety of e-learning courses that are available through Halton Borough Council’s Adult Social Care e-learning platform
- Halton Safeguarding Adults Board Training Programme is offering FREE multi-agency training free of charge to those living and working in Halton who have a direct involvement in the care and support of adults with additional needs. This includes volunteers, carers, those employed through a personal budget and those who use services.
- 7 minute briefings. Free downloadable resources for your teams, on the following themes:
Other providers training
- Research in Practice for Adults RiPfA Delivery Programme: Allocated places at training and network events are included for Partners. They are also available to purchase without taking out membership. Please visit their website for details of all learning and development resources that support people working in social care and health.
- Maintaining your own Mental Health and Wellbeing
Toolkits
Videos
- The Spoken Word: A video by Cheshire East Service Users
- Real Safeguarding Stories. A free online resource for professionals
- Transition from child to adult services,(NICE)
- Hoarding: Keith’s Story a film by Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board
- SCIE Social Care TV video series on a large range of safeguarding adults and related topics
- Show How to Know How: A training film about using the Mental Capacity Act in the community
- Making Safeguarding Personal: topics include awareness raising; mental health; hoarding; dignity and respect; mate crime; and forced marriage