Adult Protection

A term used in health and social care agencies in the UK for the safeguarding of vulnerable adults who may need protection from neglect, potential or actual harm or abuse.

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Lowe is the independent chair of child and adult protection for Renfrewshire and the chair of the Glasgow Public Social Partnership for Learning Disability.

Social work chief will head Bailey death probe; QUESTIONS INVESTIGATION TO BEGIN

The Honda HR-V has received 86 percent for adult protection and 79 percent for child protection, while its pedestrian and safety assistance systems were rated at 72 percent and 71 percent respectively.

Euro NCAP honours new Audi A4, Honda Jazz and Honda HR-V

ADULT protection and safeguarding has become a prominent issue.

The law's changing to give older people protection; Safeguarding and protecting older people are key themes of the Assembly's Social Services Bill, writes Gwenda Thomas

And more referrals were made to adult protection services over the last four years.

The male suicide hotspot of Wales; In part 7 of Kelly Barker's look at Denbighshire's Big Plan, we look at how they'll tackle a worrying trend

An adult protection investigation was launched after Winifred Howe, 88, a resident of Grove Lodge Care Home in Marton Road, Middlesbrough, died after being admitted to James Cook University Hospital in January.

CARE HOME INQUIRY GOES ON; No proof of neglect but probe continues

More than 200 elderly people attended a coffee morning at the Walsall Age Concern restaurant, where police and staff from the council's adult protection team gave out crime prevention advice.

Drive to fight elderly abuse

It earned the maximum five stars for adult protection, plus a class-leading four stars for child protection but just two stars for pedestrian protection.

Small car that's big on safety

"The social services team responsible for the individual resident were informed, the Wirral Adult Protection Team was notified.

HOME'S STAFF SACKED AFTER OAP VIDEOED; Anger as third carer allowed to stay on

The inspectors made 16 recommendations for action within the adult services department, including more training and supervision, increased monitoring, linking child and adult protection at all levels, and assessment, and improved performance in the timing, consistency and quality of individual reviews.

SERVICES 'STILL NOTMAKING THE GRADE'

Pete Morgan, the council's vulnerable adult protection co-ordinator, works to tackle the problem of adult abuse in the city.

Joining forces to protect vulnerable; AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE ABUSE CASES