1
Addressed to: NHS A and local authority A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 1
Recommendation · source text
NHS A and local authority A will be asked to review their processes for deciding on when to initiate a local learning review ensuring that these meet the recommendations of the new Scottish Government Guidance for Adult Support and Protection Committees.
2
Addressed to: NHS A and local authority A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 2
Recommendation · source text
NHS A and local authority A will be asked to ensure that staff are aware of the importance of reporting to the Office of the Public Guardian concerns about the appointment of an attorney by someone who may lack capacity to do so or be subject to undue influence, and of the local authority duty to investigate concerns about an attorney’s exercise of functions. In addition, they will be asked to ensure that staff are aware of the ability of a person with an interest in the Adult’s affairs under AWI to seek an order from the sheriff regarding the operation of a power of attorney or revocation of the PoA.
3
Addressed to: NHS A and local authority A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 3
Recommendation · source text
NHS A and local authority A will be asked to provide training and support for social work and health staff on adult support and protections under the ASP 2007 Act, including identifying an adult at risk when in hospital and the powers available when there is difficulty with engaging with the adult who may be subject to undue influence. This is also to ensure that where there is inter-agency complexity and multi-site treatment provision a single person is made the nominated lead for the case.
4
Addressed to: NHS A and local authority A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 4
Recommendation · source text
NHS A and local authority A will be asked to ensure that where guardianship applications are discontinued in preference for less restrictive case management arrangements that risk management planning includes trigger-points when guardianship should be reconsidered.
5
Addressed to: NHS A and local authority A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 5
Recommendation · source text
NHS A and local authority A will be asked to audit the effectiveness of their processes to monitor long term conditions management for people with learning disabilities.
6
Addressed to: NHS A
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 6
Recommendation · source text
NHS A will be asked to review medical records procedures in relation to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act, including in general hospitals to ensure that the requirement to submit documents to the Commission is consistently met.
7
Addressed to: Scottish Government
No Response Published
Link to recommendation 7
Recommendation · source text
Scottish Government will be asked to review the existing systems and processes for obtaining second medical reports ahead of applications for guardianship orders and instigate steps to improve access and monitor the impact of improvement processes on speed of access across boards and health and social care partnerships.