July 2009

ACS - Three changes in how responses to safeguarding adult alerts are managed have been agreed by SMG to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness.  They are also aimed at reducing the pressure on social workers and managers in integrated teams and increase the ability of these teams to focus on reviews, service monitoring and prevention.  

1)   Read about these changes and how they affect you (11KB - pdf help)

2)   Download the new Devon Safeguarding Adults Multi Agency Alerts and Investigation Pathway (7KB - pdf help)

3)   Process for Safeguarding Adults case conference referrals to the central Safeguarding Team for non-institutional investigations (5KB - pdf help)

Subject: Important message from the Safeguarding Team.

In order to help teams to make referrals to the Safeguarding Adults Team for a Safeguarding Adults Officer to Chair a Case Conference, we have produced the following brief guidance (6KB - pdf help), process diagramme (6KB - pdf help) and Case Conference Request Form (21KB - pdf help).  These follow on from the message and Guidance above.