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Abuse in care
— a necessary reform | | Author(s) | Nick Rose, Guy Dehn |
| Corporate Author | Public Concern at Work |
| Publisher | Public Concern at Work, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 54 pp |
| Source | Public Concern at Work, 42 Kingsway, London WC2B 6EX. |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; At risk ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Personnel ; Care home staff ; Law ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The culture of secrecy in the care sector must be broken, if the abuse of older people, children and the disabled is to be checked. This report concerns the role that responsible whistleblowing by employees in the care sector can play, not only in protecting vulnerable patients and residents from ill-treatment, but also in helping deliver acceptable standards of care. The case study on Judith Jones, deputy matron at a private nursing home in Selby, Yorkshire, illustrates the point. The report calls for: legal protection for staff who blow the whistle on abuse; a regulatory regime which actively encourages good practice; and care homes to operate open door policies for relatives and friends to hold open days for the local community. A section on practical guidelines on whistleblowing policies includes excerpts from the Second report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan Committee), and examples of guidance from the National Housing Federation, and the West Wales Ambulance Trust. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971202217 B |
| Classmark | QNT: CA3: KW: LHB: QM: QRM: VR: 583 |
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