Adult safeguarding toolkit
The Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm toolkit provides info sheets, templates, and handy guides for all the primary care team.
We are awaiting a review before updating this resource. Please use with caution.
Making a referral to your local Safeguarding Adults Team
Deciding if a safeguarding adult referral is needed for your patient can seem a complex task. These tools will help you with these decision and how to make an effective referral should it be needed.
- Top tips for deciding if you need to make a safeguarding adult referral [PDF]
- Decision aid for making a safeguarding adult referral [PDF]
- Top tips for making a safeguarding adult referral [PDF]
- Attending adult safeguarding conferences [PDF]
- Adult safeguarding practice questions Social Care Institute for Excellence
Writing a report and breaching confidentiality legally
Sections 44 and 45 of the Care Act 2014 clarify the legal requirement to provide information to a Safeguarding Adults Board if requested to do so. The following infosheet provides greater detail:
The following infosheet gives advice for good report writing.
The MPS website has further useful advice on report writing.