The Journal of Adult Protection: Volume 6 Issue 4
Evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding adults
Table of contents
Refugees and asylum seekers as a group at risk of adult abuse
Lucy WilliamsThis paper aims to raise awareness of the vulnerability of some refugees to various forms of abuse. It will relate the forms of abuse described in No Secrets to the situation of…
The role of the doctor in the institutional abuse of older people: a psychodynamic perspective
Jane GarnerThis paper considers the doctor's role in unravelling the causes of abuse of older people. The author argues that doctors have a responsibility to understand and address the…
Learning from Rowan ward ‐ developing an audit tool to improve the systems and processes for quality of care and safety of service users
Tom ButlerA report by the Commission for Health Improvement into alleged poor care provided the stimulus for the development of an audit tool in a strategic health authority to assess and…
Avoiding systemic neglect and abuse in older people's inpatient mental health care settings
Phil MinshullCan models be set in place to prevent neglect and abuse in inpatient settings from becoming systemic? This article suggests that they can, and describes how the establishment of…
Another view of Rowan ward
David JolleyThe Commision for Health Improvement report on Rowan ward made for disturbing reading. But until recently the building where the abuse documented in the report took place had a…
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1466-8203e-ISSN:
2042-8669ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Bridget Penhale
- Dr Margaret Flynn