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| Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law | | Author(s) | Michael Mandelstam |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. Website: www.jkp.com |
| Keywords | At risk ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Mental disorder ; Management [care] ; Law ; Criminal law. |
| Annotation | The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the National Health Service (NHS) and other agencies, both statutory and independent. This book sets the legal framework, for which the relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes: the Department of Health (DH) 'No Secrets' guidance; the regulation of health and social care providers; the barring of care workers; human rights; mental capacity; the equitable remedy of undue influence; and criminal law such as theft, fraud, sexual offences, assault, and wilful neglect or ill-treatment. The focus is on vulnerable adults harmed by active abuse, neglect or omission, and financial abuse. Two final sections consider the disclosure of personal information and confidentiality, and the procedural aspects of adult protection. Case examples illustrate the sorts of harm which vulnerable adults may suffer. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081217001 B |
| Classmark | CA3: QNT: QNR: E: QA: VR: VX |
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