Missed our 2026 online staff briefings?

You can now catch-up on our staff briefing webinar, where we were joined by our West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board partners, Philip Blurton (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) and Fiona Crimmins (NHS Surrey and Sussex), for a short briefing about mental capacity and its interface with self-neglect.

The briefing is roughly 35 minutes, and can be used as a basis for internal staff training, or independent professional development.

Access the recording:

• Mental Capacity Act staff briefing | YouTube
• Share our webinar recording poster (PDF, 220KB)
• Visit our Mental Capacity Act resources

If you would like to make a referral to the Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) subgroup, please note the following deadlines for submission, ahead of each upcoming meeting:

Meeting date: Monday 29 June 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 17 June 2026

Meeting date: Monday 27 July 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 15 July 2026

Meeting date: Monday 24 August 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 12 August 2026

Meeting date: Monday 28 September 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 16 September 2026

Meeting date: Monday 26 October 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Meeting date: Monday 23 November 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Meeting date: Monday 14 December 2026
Deadline for referral submission: Thursday 3 December 2026

The MARM subgroup is a subgroup of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, which meets monthly to consider further actions for adults where risk remains high despite measures attempted to address/mitigate risk. Find out more: Multi-Agency Risk Management Guidance for Referrers.

Are you aware of the Sussex Escalation and Resolution Protocol?

The Sussex Safeguarding Escalation and Resolution Protocol supports consistent and timely decision-making where there may be disagreements or issues arising between professionals and agencies in relation to adult safeguarding.

The protocol includes guidance in relation to Mental Capacity issues and safeguarding, and has a streamlined escalation process that explicitly ensures relevant safeguarding leads are consulted at an appropriate point.  

Find out more:

• Sussex Safeguarding Escalation and Resolution Protocol (PDF, 214KB)
• Escalation and Resolution Protocol | Summary Guidance (PDF, 209KB)

By now, we hope you've had a chance to read about our 2026/27 Board priorities.

Throughout the course of this year we will be working to identify areas of learning and supportive resources for you in relation to our priorities: coercive control and disguised compliance, and financial abuse.

In the meantime, though, please do familiarise yourself with our existing resource about disguised compliance, covering:

• What is disguised compliance?
• Who might exhibit disguised compliance?
• What might disguised compliance look like?
• What are the dangers of disguised compliance?
• How can we mitigate against disguised compliance?

Access the resource:

• Understanding Disguised Compliance | Explore Series (PDF, 201KB)