1. Barrie Crook Independent Chair Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole Safeguarding Adults Boards
Adult Safeguarding in 2018

2. Effective Prevention Procedures regularly updated
Self neglect guidance produced
Communications posters given wide publicity

4. Work still to be done
Procedures known and consistently applied across all authorities and providers?
How can providers and service users help us to improve prevention?

5. Effective Safeguarding
Intelligence gathering re: providers of concern leads to action
Sufficient access to advocacy is available
Making Safeguarding Personal embraced at a hearts and minds level
Risk removed or reduced in over 90% of cases

6. Work still to be done Could take-up of advocacy be improved?
Consistent and robust approach to risk assessment
Timely identification of potential perpetrators

7. Effective Learning
Good example of a learning event arising from a SAR/MHHI
Training events focussing on MARM, MCA/DOLS, nominated enquirer
Cyber crime awareness and training

8. Work still to be done
Concerns re: appropriate workforce capability and capacity
Joint work with Health and Well Being Boards on workforce issues
Have providers any specific training needs the Board can assist with?

9. Effective Governance Closer working with Children’s Boards
Risk register established
Improved action planning following SARs

10. Work still to be done
Better links with MARAC in respect of domestic abuse
Maintaining quality at a time of increasing demand and reducing resources
Integrating the service user’s and carer’s voice into the mainstream work of the Boards

11. How can the Board make a difference?
Overarching projects for 2018 onwards
Support the development of a more robust provider market that leads to fewer safeguarding concerns.
Reduce the instances of people with care and support needs being caught up in domestic abuse and improve the ‘interface’ between DA and safeguarding
Help to establish ‘working with the whole family’ as standard practice.
Evidence lessons from SARs and DHRs really have changed the way we work