Publisher Description

The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework. The relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes Department of Health guidance (No Secrets), human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the barring of carers from working with vulnerable adults, care standards tribunal cases, mental capacity, undue influence, assault, battery, wilful neglect, ill treatment, manslaughter, murder, theft, fraud, sexual offences, data protection and the sharing of information.

The book focuses on how these areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, and brings together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm - through abuse, neglect or omission - suffered by vulnerable adults. For example, in terms of  the gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity sometimes to be found in hospitals.

All those working in community care, adult social work, health care and housing will find this book invaluable. Local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and students will find this to be essential reading.

Notes

Focuses on adults harmed by abuse, neglect or omission, within the NHS or by social workers.

Table of Contents

Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Background: policy, definition and prevalence. Chapter 3. Local authority social services. Chapter 4. National Health Service legislation. Chapter 5. Regulation of care provision for vulnerable adults. Chapter 6. Mental capacity. Chapter 7. National Assistance Act, environmental health, Mental Health Act and other interventions. Chapter 8. Physical and sexual harm and abuse. Chapter 9. Financial abuse Chapter 10. Disclosure of personal information and confidentiality. Chapter 11. Adult protection: procedural aspects. References. Index.

Review

The safeguarding of vulnerable adults is a major area of work for protection and enforcement agencies, yet this is the first book to address the legal framework of such efforts. Particular emphasis is put upon issues concerning vulnerable adults harmed by abuse, neglect or omission. Case histories blend with community insights, as well as social and financial harm analysis, in a detailed, in-depth guide. -- The Midwest Book Review
Case law, careful analysis and sound practice. This is an essential reference for all care home providers and home care agencies. -- Caring Times

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The protection of vulnerable adults is an emerging area of work for local authorities and other agencies, both statutory and independent. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law is the first book to set the safeguarding of vulnerable adults in a legal framework. The breadth of law relevant to this area is wide, covering everything from social services, NHS functions and regulation of health and social care providers, to mental capacity, human rights and environmental health.The book focuses on vulnerable adults harmed by abuse, neglect or omission. This includes people with learning disabilities being insufficiently protected by local authorities and NHS patients suffering gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity in acute hospitals. Michael Mandelstam also touches on sensitive issues such as care home workers who verbally abuse, neglect, deceive and steal from vulnerable adults, and professionals engaging in improper and indeed unlawful relationships with mentally vulnerable service users.All those working in community care and adult social work will find this book invaluable. Local authorities, charities and students will also find this to be essential reading.

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Case law, careful analysis and sound practice. This is an essential reference for all care home providers and home care agencies.

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Case law, careful analysis and sound practice. This is an essential reference for all care home providers and home care agencies.

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The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework. The relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes Department of Health guidance (No Secrets), human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the barring of carers from working with vulnerable adults, care standards tribunal cases, mental capacity, undue influence, assault, battery, wilful neglect, ill treatment, manslaughter, murder, theft, fraud, sexual offences, data protection and the sharing of information. The book focuses on how these areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, and brings together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm - through abuse, neglect or omission - suffered by vulnerable adults. For example, in terms of the gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity sometimes to be found in hospitals. All those working in community care, adult social work, health care and housing will find this book invaluable. Local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and students will find this to be essential reading.

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Highly important topic of considerable human interest, often reported on by the press.

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