This document provides an overview of a unit on safeguarding and protection in health and social care. It discusses looking after children, sources of support for those experiencing harm or abuse, actions to take if abuse is suspected or reported, and the responsibilities of health and social care practitioners regarding whistleblowing. It also addresses preserving evidence, multi-agency working, and ensuring accessible complaints procedures to reduce the likelihood of abuse.

1. Unit HSC M3
Safeguarding and protection in
health and social care
Week 2

2. Time to remember
AGE
Confidentiality
harm

3. Learning Outcomes
• Identify three examples of support available
for people experiencing harm, abuse or
neglect
• Describe actions to take when there are
concerns about harm, abuse or neglect
• Explain the actions to take if an individual
alleges that they are being abused

4. Recap
• What does the term looked after child
mean?

5. Looked after children
• This term is used for children and young people
who are the subject of a care order by the court.
• Care orders may be compulsory if a child or
young person needs safeguarding from harm.
• Children may also be taken into care voluntarily
(accommodated).

6. Board Blast
What organisations do you know that offer
support for people experiencing harm, abuse
or neglect?
•

7. Sources of Support
NSPCC (National Society for the
Prevention of cruelty to Children)
Victim support
ChildLine
Kidscape
Action on Elder Abuse
Age UK
The Samaritans
Womans Aid
Love Later Life

8. Have you met your
objectives?

9. Action to take if there are suspicions
that an individual is being abused
• Everybody working in a health and social
care environment has a Duty of care to
react appropriately when faced with
suspicions or allegations of abuse.
• Duty of care, in any setting, is the level of
service that is expected, as a minimum, to
be provided.

10. Procedures to follow if you
suspect a case of abuse.
Remember confidentiality
Small group activity- mind map or flow chart

11. Safety for yourself
Record, Log and
Report

12. Have you met your
objectives?

13. CQC
• If your suspicions of abuse involve your
manager or another member of staff in
authority you may need to talk over your
concerns with CQC or safeguarding officer
at the local authority.

14. Unit HSC M3
Safeguarding and protection in
health and social care
Week 2

15. Time to Think…………………
Family Buses

16. Learning Outcomes
• Discuss evidence of poor practice in a
nursing home setting
• Describe the responsibilities of the health
and social care practitioner in relation to
whistleblowing

17. Small Group Activity
• Look at the statements you have been
given in relation to a child reporting abuse
and put them under the headings:-
• Actions to take
• Actions NOT to take

18. Undercover Report
• Panorama
• Undercover report from a nursing home.
• When watching this clip take notes:-
• What is the cost of the care?
• What evidence is there of poor practice in the
setting?
• What is the difference between a nursing home
and a care home?

19. Unit HSC M3
Safeguarding and protection in
health and social care
Week 2

20. Time to Think…………
• Times Table Bingo

21. Learning Outcomes
• Discuss evidence of poor practice in a
nursing home setting
• Explain safety and quality assurance
requirements in relation to the
administration of medication
• Describe the responsibilities of the health
and social care practitioner in relation to
whistleblowing

23. Medication
• NO health or social care worker should
give out medication without training.
• Administration of medicines document.

24. Recap-The health and social
care workers role.
• Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
and you must never assume that
somebody else will recognise and report
what you have seen or heard.
• As a health and social care practitioner
you must always work within policies and
procedures.

25. Small Group Feedback
• Remember the UNCRC (The United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child,) say that
children have the right to be safe from any violence,
abuse or neglect.
• Case Study:-
• Amal is 5 years old and has cerebral palsy
and has restricted mobility. What
procedures do you need to follow if you
suspect Amal is being neglected.
Cerebralpalsy

26. The Public Interest Disclosure
Act 1998
• The Act protects workers who whistleblow
from victimisation by their manager or
employer.

27. Have you met your
objectives?

28. Unit HSC M3
Safeguarding and protection in
health and social care
Week 2

29. Time to think…………
• Words from the letters in :-
• maltreatment
Meaning- Maltreatment means to treat
someone or something badly. This can
include violent or cruel behaviour
towards them

30. Placement Q&A
• News from Placements
December 20th- not required in placement BUT must
let placement know.

31. Learning Outcomes
• Describe the responsibilities of the
health and social care practitioner in
relation to whistleblowing
• Describe how the health and social
care practitioner safeguards
individuals
• Produce a creative resource to
demonstrate the NSPCC underwear
rule

32. Recap-Board Blast
• D3- Outline four types of abuse.
Give a definition of each.
For example- physical abuse means
when a service user is kicked,
punched………

33. • Practitioners must report the poor practice
that they have witnessed to their supervisor
or named member of staff responsible for
safeguarding.
• It is good practice to write up your concerns
and give full details of the event or events.
• If you whistle blow you are legally protected
and will be fully supported by your supervisor
or manager.
• Share your concerns with the Care Quality
Commission (CQC)
Whistleblowing- what can you remember?

34. Individual Task
• Write a paragraph about the responsibilities of the
health and social care practitioner in relation to
whistleblowing.
If you referred to Whistleblowing in HSC M1- Please add also covered in
HSC M1- 2.2 at the bottom of your paragraph in your assignment.

35. Pants Campaign
• NSPCC
• The aim of the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children is to
protect children from cruelty and raise
awareness about abuse.
• The PANTS campaign.

36. NSPCC
Decorate your pants!!!!
Pants

37. Independent Learning Task
• Summarise current legislation in relation to
safeguarding by producing a table.
Legislation Year How it relates to
safeguarding
Equality Act
Public Interest Disclosure
Act
Care Act
Mental Capacity Act
Safeguarding Vulnerable
Groups Act

38. Have you met your
objectives?

39. Evidence
• When abuse is suspected or alleged it is
vital that any potential evidence is
preserved.
• The evidence may also be required in a
court of law.
• Abuse is a crime, and evidence will be
required in order to help secure
convictions.

40. Matching Game
• In your groups match the type of evidence
to the description.

41. Victoria Climbie
Victoria Climbie's Case - YouTube
As a result of this case the
Government passed the Children Act
in 2004 which provides the legislation
for ensuring the safety and protection
of children, young people and families.

42. Multi- agency working
• Why is this so important?

43. Have you met your
objectives?

44. Unit HSC M3
Safeguarding and protection in
health and social care
1st December 2016

45. Time to Think……..
• You are the manager of a 50-bed nursing
home. If the home is run at full occupancy,
how much weekly income is generated if
the income for each room is £725 per
week?

46. Learning Outcomes
• Explain the importance of an
accessible complaints procedure for
reducing the likelihood of abuse.
• Describe unsafe practices that may
affect the well-being of individuals
• Identify ways to ensure that evidence
of abuse is preserved

47. Recap
• C2- Describe actions to take if harm or
abuse is suspected or disclosed.
Remember to include:-
• Working within policies and procedures
• Lines of reporting
• Preservation of evidence
• Confidentiality
• Listening, non-judgemental

48. Civil and Human Rights
• Abuse is a violation of civil and human
rights.
• An accessible complaints procedure is an
essential part of providing a framework to
safeguard and protect adults.
• Complaints procedures will be in the
employers policies and procedures.

49. Recap
• Name an organisation that supports
people experiencing harm, abuse or
neglect

50. Actions to take if suspected
abuse has been reported but
nothing has been done.
• The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
protects workers who ‘ blow the whistle’
from victimisation by their manager or
employer.
• Failings at Winterbourne View Care Home
were initially not believed but people
persisted in complaining.
Winterbourne View Care Home

51. Care workers must always……
Role in
safeguarding

52. Have you met your
objectives?

53. Unsafe Practices
• Poor working practices
• Resource difficulties
• Operational difficulties

54. Reflect
• Local Safeguarding Children Boards
(LSCBs)
• These have a responsibility to agree how
agencies will work together in
implementing the local ‘ Children and
Young People’s Plans’ in practice.