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Safeguarding Policies Overview

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What does 'safeguarding' mean in the context of healthcare?

Safeguarding means protecting a citizen's health, well-being and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.

What is the main purpose of the Multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) model?

To inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, as well as schools, colleges and other services.
To monitor healthcare and social care services provided by hospitals, care homes, doctors and dentists in England.
To ensure that all agencies involved with safeguarding are working together efficiently and effectively. (correct)
To provide education and skills training for learners of all ages.

What is the main purpose of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)?

To provide information about people being barred from certain activities. (correct)
To provide a safe and secure working environment for employees.
To help people in the workplace to confidently raise and resolve grievances.
To ensure that individuals are protected from harm.

Explain the importance of 'employment contracts' in a healthcare setting.

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Safeguarding

Protecting individuals from harm, including abuse and neglect. It ensures health, well-being, and human rights.

Safeguarding Policy

A set of guidelines outlining an organization's responsibilities to protect individuals from harm. Applies to employees, service users, and visitors.

Safeguarding Agencies

Agencies dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of individuals at risk, including children, young people, and adults.

Local Authority Social Care Services

Local authority services responsible for protecting and promoting the welfare of people at risk.

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General Practitioners (GPs)

The first point of contact in the healthcare system, often involved in identifying and addressing safeguarding issues.

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Hospitals (Secondary Healthcare)

Secondary healthcare facilities that play a role in safeguarding by following referrals and responding to requests from other agencies.

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Education Settings

Educational settings (schools and colleges) responsible for identifying potential safeguarding issues impacting students.

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Ofsted

An organization that inspects and regulates services caring for children and young people, including schools and colleges.

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Care Quality Commission (CQC)

An organization that monitors, inspects, and regulates health and social care services, including hospitals and care homes.

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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

An organization that provides information about criminal records and makes decisions regarding individuals being barred from working with vulnerable populations.

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Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

A model that enables agencies and professionals involved in child safeguarding to collaborate and make faster decisions about child safety.

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Employment Contract

A legally binding agreement that outlines the terms of employment between an employer and an employee, even if unwritten.

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Performance Review

The process of evaluating an employee's work performance against established standards, expectations, and targets.

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Giving Feedback

Providing constructive feedback designed to help employees improve their performance and address any concerns.

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Disciplinary Procedure

A formal process for addressing unacceptable employee behavior or performance issues, which may involve warnings or dismissal.

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Grievance

Concern, problem, or complaint at work. Raising a grievance means bringing an issue to the employer's attention.

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Issues Causing Grievances

Any issue that leads to a grievance, such as working conditions, pay, or conflicts with colleagues.

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Social Inclusion

Making all groups of people feel valued and included.

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Social Exclusion

The exclusion of certain groups from social, economic, or healthcare systems, leading to marginalization.

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Inclusion Health

A term used by Public Health England to describe how socially excluded groups are at greater risk of health issues, stigma, and discrimination.

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Inverse Care Law

The phenomenon where those who are most disadvantaged often face the most challenges in accessing necessary medical care.

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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policies

Policies aimed at promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in organizations, ensuring that all employees, customers, and stakeholders feel valued and respected.

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Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)

An independent public body funded by the government to improve relationships between employers and employees.

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Grievance Against a Line Manager

A formal complaint made by an employee against their line manager or employer, requiring a different approach than disciplinary procedures.

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Employment Tribunals

Tribunals responsible for hearing cases from individuals who believe they have been treated unfairly by their employer.

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Quality Standards

Standards, whether national, international, or internal, that organizations adhere to to ensure consistency and high quality in their work.

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Terms of Employment

The legal parts of an employment contract, which can be written, verbal, or implied.

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Statement of Employment Particulars

Details about the job, salary, hours, benefits, and other essential aspects of employment.

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Collective Agreements

Agreements negotiated between employers and trade unions or staff associations, outlining terms of employment for a group of employees.

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Implied Terms

Terms that are not expressly stated but are understood to be part of the employment contract.

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Performance Reviews

A two-way process between an employee and employer to assess job performance, provide feedback, and identify areas for improvement.

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Study Notes

Safeguarding Policies

Safeguarding policies are required in all organisations, not just those dealing with children, young people or the elderly
Safeguarding policies should provide guidelines on what an organisation needs to do in order to protect individuals' health, wellbeing and human rights.

Scope

Safeguarding policies should ensure individuals are protected from harm. This includes those working within the organisation, service users and visitors.

Agencies Involved in Safeguarding

Local authority social care services for adults, young people and children have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of people at risk.
GPs can be the first point of contact within the healthcare system.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is working towards embedding safeguarding of adults and children into everyday routine practice. This includes recognising patterns of neglect, referring patients to appropriate secondary healthcare (for example in hospital) or social care, supporting families and responding to inter-agency requests.
Hospitals (secondary healthcare) play a similar role to GPs.
Education settings such as schools and colleges can identify early warning signs of neglect and other safeguarding issues affecting their students.
Ofsted inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people, as well as schools, colleges and other services that provide education and skills training for learners of all ages.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulates health and social care services provided by hospitals, care homes, doctors and dentists in England.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides information about criminal records and makes decisions about people being barred from certain activities. This helps employers to make safer decisions about recruitment and prevents unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.

Employment Contracts

Every employee has an employment contract with their employer.
The contract does not have to be written down — in fact, as soon as someone accepts a job offer, they have a contract with their employer.
This means that if either side backs out (for example, the employee withdraws the job offer or they decide to take a different job), they could risk legal action for a breach of contract.
The employment contract is an agreement that sets out:
- employment conditions
- rights
- responsibilities
- duties
Both employer and employee must stick to the terms of the contract.

Multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH)

The multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) model has been developed as a way of allowing the many different agencies and professionals involved in child safeguarding to gather and process information quickly and efficiently.
This partnership means that they are better placed to make correct, appropriate and proportionate decisions relating to child safety.
Important questions to consider about MASH:
- Is there a MASH in your local area?
- Can you see ways in which this could be applied in a healthcare setting?

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