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Falls
Some people who are frail or have mobility problems may have a greater risk of falling. Following a fall, the individual may require more intensive services for longer, and in some cases may never return to previous levels of mobility. A fall does not automatically indicate neglect, and each indiv...
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Medication errors
Mismanagement/misadministration/misuse of drugs. Responsibilities and statutory requirements of care providers Care providers who are commissioned to provide any medication administration service are responsible for ensuring that people who require this service have their medicines at the times t...
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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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Sussex Adult Safeguarding Guidance: When to Refer
Version: 4 Date published: July 2026 Review due: July 2029 Contents This guidance replaces the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Thresholds Guidance (version 3). If you are new to this guidance, please begin by reading the overview and background. Following this, use this page to navigate to the required ...
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Additional protocols and guidance
On this page you will find additional protocols and guidance documents which have been developed for use across Sussex. These documents are intended to support safeguarding adults practice, encourage consistent practice across Sussex, and be complementary to the Sussex safeguarding adults policy an...
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Overview and background
On this page Introduction Care Act 2014 Making Safeguarding Personal Quality and safeguarding Mental health and wellbeing Think Family Unpaid carers Key considerations Responding to concerns Multi-agency working and risk management People in Positions of Trust (PiPoT) Categories of abuse and negle...