Multi-agency working

Multi-agency working is statutory duty in Adult Support and Protection. Co-operating, sharing information, and enhancing relationships between professional groups are all crucial in keeping adults at risk safer. The resources in this category specifically address good practice in multi-agency working.

Out of sight - is everything alright? Working to improve services' engagement with people at risk of harm (Webinar)

This webinar explores the challenges professionals face when individuals are "out of sight" - and what more we can do to ensure they are not out of mind, or at risk of harm.

Drawing on recent Adult Support and Protection (ASP) Learning Reviews, the webinar examines situations where services struggled to engage meaningfully with individuals at risk. Through expert insights and real-world case reflections, the webinar asks: are we truly listening, adapting, and responding in ways that meet people where they are?

Sessions in the webinar:

Learning Review: Adult O (East Ayrshire)

This review relates to the care and protection arrangements for Adult O, age 81. Adult O lived alone and died from injuries caused by a house fire in the early hours of the morning on 22 February 2022, following a visit to the Emergency Department the day before.

Themes and learning points in this review include:

* joint working and clarity of roles/responsibilities

* self-neglect

* the right to protection versus the right to self-determination

* the role of housing.

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Investigation into the delayed discharge of Ms ST (Mental Welfare Commission)

This investigation concerns Ms ST who had learning disabilities, cerebral palsy and diabetes, and is registered blind. She was treated in hospital following a neck fracture. Ms ST was deemed fit for discharge, however, she remained in hospital due to prolonged disagreement between family, health professionals and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) about discharge plans.

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Adult Support and Protection cross-boundary cases: Best practice principles

These are principles for information sharing regarding adults at risk of harm, in circumstances where they move from one area to another. Their aim is to ensure an adult at risk will be provided with the same level of support and protection in their new setting. The principles are can be used either with, or without, prior notice of the move. They can also be used when a person has already moved. These principles aim to support permanent changes of residence, though they may also be useful for temporary changes in residence.

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Learning Review (informal): A22 (Perth and Kinross)

This informal learning review follows a series of crisis meetings that led to the hospital admission of 'A22'. It particularly concerns a whole-family approach to Adult Support and Protection and taking a multi-agency approach in this. Issues discussed include challenges around escalation (when to escalate, to whom, and what to do when no escalation processes exist). Also covered is the challenge when supporting an adult who chooses not to engage - particularly where capacity and choice exists.

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Learning Review (informal): L22 (Perth and Kinross)

This informal learning review is based on findings from the 2022 Adult Support and Protection joint inspection in Perth and Kinross. Issues covered in this review include emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), self-harm, multi-agency working, recording, and trauma-informed practice.
 

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