This statement offers principles and guidance to support the provision of supervision for all Allied Health Professions (AHPs) and AHP Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) working across health and social care in Scotland. Effective supervision can…
This briefing considers supervision in social work and social care. The key functions of supervision are outlined, before exploring supervision in two specific contexts: integrated settings and child protection. Although Adult Support and Protection is…
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 set out the requirement for Integration Authorities to include carer and lived experience representatives on their Integration Joint Boards (IJBs). While this guidance is aimed at those working in or…
Categories: Participation, Quality Improvement Framework resources
How social services practitioners and people engage with one another is a complex process. Practitioners are influenced by organisational cultures and processes which invite and allow certain types of responses (and not others). They are also influenced…
Categories: Participation, Quality Improvement Framework resources
Supported decision-making maximises an individual’s ability to ensure that their rights, will and preferences are at the centre of all decisions that concern them. This guidance is aimed at those working with people who may have difficulty making…
GPs and General Practice staff are well placed to identify adults at risk of harm. They are a vital component in the multi-agency arrangements to support and protect where necessary. This guidance is to support GPs and General Practice staff when they may…
The National Adult Support and Protection Co-ordinator (NASPC) for Scotland is committed to making ASP work better for people and practitioners. This website is regularly updated with ASP news, useful resources, and blogs on all aspects of ASP in Scotland…
Categories: Service improvement
This website is for members of the public to gain information about Adult Support and Protection in Scotland. It offers information about types of harm, the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 and where to go for help.
Categories: Participation, Legislation
This paper surveys the data, research, and sector knowledge on Large Scale Investigations. It includes reflections on complex issues such as thresholds, information sharing, and the difference between 'poor care' and 'harm'.
This paper and its findings…
Categories: Large Scale Investigations
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…
Equally Safe is Scotland's strategy to prevent and address all forms of violence against women and girls, specifically violence, abuse, and exploitation directed at them because of their gender. This strategy defines violence against women and girls,…
This report details how the Scottish Government is mainstreaming equality across its full range of activities. There is a specific section on Adult Support and Protection (Section 19) and the guiding principles of the Adult Support and Protection (…
The Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010. It sets out the personal characteristics that are protected by the law and the behaviour that is unlawful. It works with the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 to ensure that any…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United…
Categories: Human rights, Legislation, Quality Improvement Framework resources
Human rights requirements lie behind Adult Support and Protection legislation and policy in Scotland. The European Convention on Human Rights sets out each Article in full.
Categories: Human rights, Legislation, Quality Improvement Framework resources
This section of the Scottish Government website details national Adult Support and Protection policy. It explains the features of the Adult Support and Protection system in Scotland (including Learning Reviews, Adult Protection Committees and the…
Categories: Legislation, Quality Improvement Framework resources
Self-evaluation is central to continuous improvement. This guide supports care services to reflect on what they are currently doing. This will help them understand where to target efforts to support improvement, and when to build on what's working well.…
Categories: Care providers, Quality Improvement Framework resources
These are the findings of a rapid evidence review of the international literature, published between 2016-2022, on trauma-informed working. The review describes the enablers that support the effective implementation of trauma-informed approaches across…
Categories: Trauma, Quality Improvement Framework resources
Details, including terms of reference and minutes of past meetings, of the trauma responsive social work services partnership delivery group. The aim of the group is to implement the national trauma training programme for social work services. The group…
Categories: Trauma, Service improvement, Quality Improvement Framework resources
A website providing access to evidence-based training, tools and guidance to support trauma-informed and responsive systems, organisations and workforces in Scotland. It aims to support everyone, in all sectors of the workforce, to know how to adapt the…
Categories: Trauma, Quality Improvement Framework resources
