Policies & Procedures
Multi-agency Policy and Procedures for the West Midlands
Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board has adopted the ‘Adult Safeguarding: Multi-agency policy and procedures for the protection of adults with care & support needs in the West Midlands’. All staff, in whatever setting, have a key role in preventing harm or abuse occurring and in taking action where concerns arise. The policy and procedures set simply and clearly how agencies and individuals should work together to protect adults at risk. Agencies are also required to have local guidance in place explaining to staff how the procedures will be implemented within their employing organisation.
West Midlands Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board Guidance
- Comprehensive policy on the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act
- Guidance to support professionals who need to convene or attend a Best Interest Decision meeting for complex cases
- MCA1 – Capacity Assessment Form
- MCA2 – Best Interest Assessment & Record of Actions Form
- Guidance for someone who has concern about an adult to decide if this needs a Safeguarding Referral or other actions
- Guidance for professionals working with individuals who may be self neglecting, what can you do and when should you get additional help
- Guidance on what to do if you are concerned about a person who is working/volunteering with adults who have support needs
- Procedure to follow if you believe that other agencies have not responded adequately to safeguarding adult concerns
- Policy to support individuals on the actions they need to take if they believe someone is planning to assist another to commit suicide
- Guidance to support residential and domiciliary care setting to minimise the risk of a person going missing and key action to take if someone does go missing
- Toolkit to support organisations in the self-assessment of their Safeguarding Adults Policy
- Toolkit to support organisations in the self-assessment of their Mental Capacity Act Policy
- Competency framework to support organisations to map training content to staff needs for Safeguarding Adults
- Competency framework to support organisations to map training content to staff needs for Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding
- Non engagement flow chart
Whistleblowing
- Details of the Department of Health Whistleblowing Helpline