Issue 36 | February 2025
Welcome to the February edition of Pass It On News.
A bi-monthly newsletter bringing you the headlines and new policies, procedures and guidance from your West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board.
In this newsletter
In December 2024 we held an online meeting of the full Board, to discuss progress since the previous Board meeting, and agree actions ahead of the next meeting in March 2025.
The following items were discussed at the meeting:
- a complex needs case study presented by Changing Futures
- a deep-dive into the work of our Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) subgroup
- a presentation on homelessness and safeguarding by our members from Turning Tides and Horsham District Council
- an update from the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- an update from the West Sussex Drug and Alcohol Partnership
- an update on mental health services from the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB)
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We are pleased to share that this year we are running a series of online self-neglect staff briefings, for staff across the partnership.
These briefings will support you with understanding: what self-neglect is; what our Safeguarding Adults Reviews and audits tell us about self-neglect in West Sussex; what the national picture is; and how we can support your practice when working with adults experiencing self-neglect.
To book on to one of the remaining dates, please email: safeguardingadultsboard@westsussex.gov.uk.
- Thu 13 February 2025 | 14:00-14:40
- Mon 24 February 2025 | 10:00-10:40
- Tues 4 March 2025 | 11:00-11:40
- Wed 12 March 2025 | 14:00-14:40
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Our MARM subgroup considers adults who remain at high risk of harm despite previous intervention efforts. The purpose of the subgroup is to ensure that multi-agency communication and information-sharing takes place on a regular basis and to support staff and their managers with the most complex and concerning circumstances of adults who are at risk.
If you would like to make a referral to the MARM subgroup, please note the deadlines for submission, which can be found on our website.
Key documents:
Please note that documents denoted with an asterisk (*) contain a link to an old version of the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures website. Please access the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures website via its new URL.
In our Safeguarding Adults Review in respect of Tom, published in October 2024, the reviewer identified that there is a need for agencies to ensure that adults with care and support needs are given the opportunity to be seen alone for reviews, assessments, visits, and field supervision checks.
This is with a view to providing opportunities for adults to disclose abuse and neglect where there is coercion and control in a relationship.
With this in mind, we are asking that you please take time to revisit our learning briefing in relation to professional curiosity, which covers the importance of professional curiosity, and how to develop your professional curiosity skills. Please share this resource widely within your networks.
Access our resources:
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Section 2.8. ‘Sussex multi-agency procedures to support adults who self-neglect’ of the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures has been updated.
These procedures set out a framework for collaborative multi-agency working within Sussex to provide a clear pathway for all agencies to follow when working with adults who are self-neglecting. They are to assist staff from any agency who are working with, and supporting, an adult who is self-neglecting.
These procedures should be referenced whether or not the threshold for safeguarding has been met. Where the threshold for safeguarding is not met, staff may find it easier to refer to the standalone ‘Sussex Self-Neglect Practice Guidance for Staff’, which reflects key points from the full procedures.
Key documents:
Supporting documents:
*Please note: If your agency already has similar resources in place, please use them in accordance with the expectations of your agency. Our templates are available to use and adapt by those agencies who do not have any existing similar documents to support practice with complex needs.
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