Adults Missing from Care: A National Partnership Agreement Lothian and Scottish Borders - J Division Superintendent James Royan and Constable Cameron Tait 3rd International Conference on Missing Children and Adults
Background
Partnership Protocol - Development
Pilot Divisions: J Division: The Lothian and Scottish Borders L Division: Argyll and West Dunbartonshire G Division: Greater Glasgow
Evaluation Report – Process and Methodology DID PILOT CONFIRM IS THERE A PROBLEM? (Is it necessary?) DOES IT MEET THE STRATEGIC AIMS OF POLICE SCOTLAND (Can we qualify / justify work to include / sufficient resources?) DO THE TACTICS WORK? (Are they correct tactics? What effect has the Care Home Plan had in the ‘real world’ – practitioner examples and consultation / evidence base / data sets).
Table 1 – Total Number of Dementia Missing Person Reports Provenance: STORM Command and Control 40,000 reports of missing person received by Police Scotland every year Dementia related calls account for approximately 2% - 3% of all missing person incidents Consistent across United Kingdom (West Midlands) Substantially more incidents relating to diagnosis in community
Table 2 – Total Number of Care Homes and CHP’s Provenance: Divisional Missing Person Operational Coordinators 16,925 care home residents with dementia diagnosis (nationally) 73% of missing person reports from care homes individual has no CHP Number of CHP’s is very low
Case Studies: G Division – Greater Glasgow J Division – The Lothian and Scottish Borders L Division – Argyll and West Dunbartonshire
Progression SIPR - Practitioner Fellowship – Implementation of recommendations / Addressing diagnosed in the community NHS – Technology Enabled Care - (GPS functionality) - Partnership steering group Alzheimer’s Scotland – Purple Alert App (sharing alerts to help trace missing persons) – potential for Care Home Protocol to be inclusion