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Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law

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The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework.

The relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes Department of Health guidance (No Secrets), human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the barring of carers from working with vulnerable adults, care standards tribunal cases, mental capacity, undue influence, assault, battery, wilful neglect, ill treatment, manslaughter, murder, theft, fraud, sexual offences, data protection and the sharing of information.

The book focuses on how these areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, and brings together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this.

Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm - through abuse, neglect or omission - suffered by vulnerable adults.

For example, in terms of  the gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity sometimes to be found in hospitals. All those working in community care, adult social work, health care and housing will find this book invaluable.

Local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and students will find this to be essential reading.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
1843106922 / 9781843106920
Paperback / softback
362.941
15/11/2008
United Kingdom
English
25 cm