CQC joins forces with partners to strengthen roles and responsibilities in adult safeguarding
8 May 2014 02:43 PM
The Care Quality
Commission’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe,
yesterday (Wednesday 7 May) announced at the Carers UK State of Caring
Conference an important step forward clarifying the roles and responsibilities
of everyone involved in safeguarding adults.
In partnership with NHS England,
the Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Local Government
Association (LGA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO),
the‘Safeguarding Adults – Roles and Responsibilities in
Health and Care Services’document sets out how individuals and
organisations should work together to prevent abuse and neglect from happening
and ensure the safety and well-being of anyone who has been
affected.
Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief
Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said:
“Safeguarding adults is everyone’s responsibility. It should not be
difficult and confusing for the public and professionals, and I am pleased that
working with our partners we have been able to set out how we should work
together.
“I am delighted to have
made this announcement at the Carers UK State of Caring Conference. Putting the
person at the centre of all we do is vital and carers do that every
day.”
Cllr Katie Hall, Chair of the
Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board and Dr Adi
Cooper, ADASS’s Safeguarding Joint Lead, said: “These safeguarding
roles and responsibilities highlight the importance of everyone working
together including councils, CQC, health and the police to keep people safe. It
outlines the practical opportunities there are for us to join-up in the vital
everyday work we do.
“Poor care, neglect and
abuse are all part of the same problem and addressing this locally requires
action from anyone involved in looking after those who need
care.”
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Notes to
Editors
The ‘Safeguarding Adults
– Roles and Responsibilities in Health and Care Services’ document
is available to view here:
Learn more about the key
partners involved:
Further information about Carers
UK and the State of Caring Conference is available atwww.carersuk.org
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