“Granny dumping” in nursing homes, pilfering from pensions, and lack of clear obligation on the State to protect vulnerable adults are among the reasons adult safeguarding legislation was needed, an ...

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A charity which supports older people to age at home has called for the introduction of legislation to safeguard adults amid an increase in the number of cases of abuse of elderly people. Recently ...

More people are reporting abuse of older people, new HSE data shows, but advocates fears a gap in safeguarding legislation means the ability to help victims is limited. In Cork and Kerry, 341 concerns ...

Today is the first safeguarding awareness day to prevent adult abuse in this country. While notable, many would argue that Adult Safeguarding Day has come too late. When the first set of Covid-19 ...

The number of cases adult safeguarding teams need to respond to doubled in the first six months of the Care Act, figures published today suggest. Councils made 100,000 safeguarding enquiries between ...

Lesley Walker said staff need a proper legal basis to share information if safeguarding issues arise Reforms to legislation could create a duty for public bodies to release information where ...

Incident was revealed in a report after a failure to implement safeguarding measures Stock image Sinn Féin spokesperson on health David Cullinane, who expressed shock. Photo: Getty There have been ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legislation focused on protecting youth seeking protected health services such as gender-affirming treatment and reproductive health care cleared the Washington state House on April ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority has called for legislation to improve the safeguarding of vulnerable people in care. The watchdog's plea is made in a review of its regulation activities ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. This article is more than 6 years old. Whether it’s social media, video games ...

The recent revision of the Care Act statutory guidance provided a significant opportunity to improve practice in adult safeguarding. This is because the Department of Health drafted the Care Act in ...