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Homelessness
People who experience homelessness are at increased risk of experiencing exploitation and abuse. Professionals working with people should be mindful of this when considering if a safeguarding adults concern needs to be raised. Professionals should consider mental capacity and executive functioning...
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Incidents between adults in a service
Incidents between adults in a service can include any interaction involving two or more adults in any setting, involving physical, psychological/emotional, sexual, financial, or discriminatory abuse or behaviour, which results in the risk of abuse or neglect, or actual abuse or neglect. Not all in...
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Regulation 18: Notification of other incidents
Guidance for care providers on the duty to report events or occurrences to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Version: 1 Date published: June 2026 Review due: June 2027 Contents Introduction Your responsibilities Notifiable incidents Decision-making around injury Introduction This guidance has be...
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Sussex Self-Neglect Practice Guidance for Staff
Version: 2 Date published: December 2025 Review due: December 2028 Contents What is self-neglect? Signs of self-neglect Possible reasons for self-neglect Self-neglect and the Care Act What is the aim of the Sussex self-neglect procedure? What is the self-neglect process in Sussex? Tips on working...
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2.8. Sussex multi-agency procedures to support adults who self-neglect
On this page 2.8.1. Introduction 2.8.2. Flowchart – overview of the self-neglect process in Sussex 2.8.3. Self-neglect and the Care Act 2014 2.8.4. Self-neglect: signs and causes 2.8.5. Working with adults who self-neglect 2.8.6. Self-neglect and mental capacity 2.8.7. Collaborative multi-agency w...
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2.7. Safeguarding and domestic abuse
On this page 2.7.1. Introduction 2.7.2. Understanding definitions of domestic abuse 2.7.3. Risk to others 2.7.4. Working with people experiencing domestic abuse 2.7.5. Consent and capacity in relation to domestic abuse 2.7.6. Responding to disclosures and safe enquiries 2.7.7. Assessing and managi...
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2.11. Adult safeguarding and sharing information
On this page 2.11.1. Introduction 2.11.2. Why do we need to share adult safeguarding information? 2.11.3. Principles of information-sharing 2.11.4. What if an adult does not want their information shared? 2.11.5. How to improve communication and joint working 2.11.6. General Data Protection Regula...