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| Screen test | | Author(s) | Leo Quigley |
| Journal title | Community Care, no 1313, 16-22 March 2000 |
| Pages | pp 26-27 |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Policy ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services]. |
| Annotation | How do social workers recognise when older people are at risk, or suffering from, abuse? The recent consultation document, "No secrets", has brought together all the key issues in defining abuse, but has failed to deal with these elements as a whole. This article suggests questions to enable some distinction to be made between those older people experiencing difficulty as opposed to those who are being abused. Does a case involve a violation of human rights? Is this violation of rights resulting in significant harm or violence? Are the people suffering harm or exploitation able to protect themselves? Does the person suffering the harm or exploitation meet NHS and Community Care Act 1990 eligibility criteria? Lastly, is intervention in the best interests of the person fitting eligibility criteria, or in the public interest? These questions offer a screening procedure to ensure that adult abuse procedures are applied only in appropriate cases. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000525001 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: QAD: QAJ: QK6 * |
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