In this essay I am going to be looking at Andrew’s case study and evaluating the extent in which Andrew is at risk and in what way practitioners and agencies should be involved in safeguarding Andrew. Adult safeguarding is an important role in helping individuals with their own care and supports needs and also to live their lives free from abuse and neglect. This also includes preventing those individuals from abuse, minimising risk without taking all control away from them and also responding appropriately if abuse of neglect has occurred in their lives. There are numerous agencies involved when safeguarding, local authorities, health services, care providers and many more. All these services are important safeguarding partners and must communicate…show more content… (http://www.scie.org.uk/adults/safeguarding/). Safeguarding should also ensure the safety and wellbeing of anyone who has been subject to abuse or neglect and make sure that they are putting the person at the centre of everything to make sure they get the support and care they do need.
There are several types of abuse, in Andrew’s case there are three main types of abuse he is exposed to, which are bullying, physical abuse and self-neglect. Bullying is when someone behaves in a certain way to hurt someone else, such as, calling someone names, hitting, pushing, and threatening them. Bullying can have a major impact on someone’s health, he has had his mobile phone stolen of him, has been physically and verbally threatened. Andrew is also being threatened by text messages and online, this will have an impact on his life as he does have some learning difficulties this bullying…show more content… Stage one is raising an alert; anybody who has a duty of care to the individual has the responsibility to raise an alert. The person who has a duty of care should act to protect the adult at risk and deal with their immediate needs. They should also report it to their line manager and consider reporting to the police if it may be a crime. They also need to report this as there needs to evidence to support the individual if their needs to be an investigation further on. In Andrew’s case the doctors at A&E should raise an alert as he has attended A&E numerous times and therefore he is at risk. They should make sure they have all the documents to show when he has attended A&E, as they will need to show the social workers involved. Social workers will then take any immediate management action to identify and address the risk, they will then decide if a referral is needed. The safeguarding adults lead and the social worker has responsibility and will do an initial risk needs assessment. Andrew is a low risk case, as he is in no immediate danger, so they can refer him over to the in hours social worker. Stage two is making a referral; the manager, safeguarding adults lead has the responsibility to
