Dudley review

Dudley’s Community Safety Partnership works with Dudley Safeguard Adults Board to ensure that Dudley’s Multi-Agency Hoarding Framework and the DSAB Self Neglect Policy are launched and implemented as soon as is possible in 2019 and that further multi-agency Self Neglect and Hoarding Training is commissioned by DSAB.

Dudley’s Community Safety Partnership should work with Dudley Safeguarding Adult Board and Dudley’s Safeguarding Children Board to re-establish multi-agency training in respect of domestic violence and abuse.

Dudley’s Community Safety Partnership to receive assurances from all agencies that professional curiosity is included within training and the CSP is assured within 6 months from the date of publication of this report.

More timely carer’s assessments to be arranged especially in instances whereby carers have expressed stress, distress or inabilities to cope with their caring role.

To take allegations of harm to others seriously and raise these as safeguards in the first instance when we are made aware of any concerns.

Collateral checks to be made with other agencies, family and background information sort to inform our safeguarding investigations and threshold decisions on raising cases to a safeguarding investigation.

Develop a level three Adult Safeguarding Training Programme which will include an in depth look at a domestic abuse and self-neglect/hoarding

Raise the awareness of the role of the Carer Coordinator in the Trust

Complete the Domestic Abuse Guideline that is being developed.

To ensure that all professionals continue to access the safeguarding practitioners for advice and/or supervision on complex cases, request attendance at multi-disciplinary discussions and reflective practice.

To ensure that professionals continue to work with the MDT following agreement of the information pathway and make sure it is embedded within our workforce.

To continue to ensure all professionals complete required mandatory training enabling them to play a key role in the early identification and response to domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour.

For the Trust to produce further education for staff with the development of a Top 10 Safeguarding Tips including professional curiosity and voice of the adult.

To ensure lessons learned are embedded in the Trusts learning lessons process.

To ensure that any recommendations from the DHR case are included in the safeguarding newsletters, domestic abuse training and bulletins which are circulated to all staff.