Rachael Wardle Unit 10
FP5 Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the
risk of abuse
It is important for both health care and social care settings to have both strategies and
procedures in place to protect service users and reduce the risk of abuse.
With regards to recruiting staff it is vital for health and social care services to have the
correct procedures in place. An example of a recruiting procedure which is in place in health
and social care settings is the vetting and barring scheme. The Vetting and Barring Scheme
was created in order to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse by preventing
people who may present a risk of harm from working or volunteering with them. This scheme
is possible because of the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding
Authority which merged and is now known as the Disclosure and Barring Service. This
service provides information about criminal records of people barred from working with
people who are vulnerable. Employers send for DBS checks on their interview candidates
who have been selected for employment, and this would be completed before confirmation
of start dates.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about
http://www.nhsemployers.org/~/media/Employers/Documents/SiteCollectionDocuments/
Vetting%20and%20Barring%20Scheme_Julian%20Toppingl.pdf
There are also strategies which are used for guidance in the health and social care sectors.
An example of one the strategies is The Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme in England
and Wales for adult placement schemes. This scheme allows employers to look at pre-
employment checks of the individuals they are thinking of hiring. Individuals are referred to
this scheme if they have abused, neglected, or harmed vulnerable adults in their care. These
two statutory checks ensure that employment in care is not offered to those kinds of
individuals.
https://www.bipsolutions.com/docstore/pdf/13411.pdf
Two regulations used together in the health and social care sector, focus on the idea that
care providers should collaborate and work together in order to reduce the risk of abuse of
vulnerable adults. These regulations are called Domiciliary Care Agencies and Care Homes
Regulations 2006 (updated publication 2009). The two regulations came together to provide
‘No Secrets’ which sets standards and gives guidance to care providers on how to protect
vulnerable adults in care. It mentions that they should work alongside other adult services,
families, informal carers, and the service users. It is important for services to follow this
strategy as it gives them the opportunity to give their input on the needs and wants of the
service user, so they the service can provide a better standard of care for them. It also gives
the service user the opportunity to have a say in how they want their care and who they want
providing their care. This is important as it ensures that measures are put in place to make
the service user feel comfortable and in control of their care. This will help to reduce the risk
of abuse because the service user has access to a number of individuals who are involved in
their care and can help them if they become the target of abuse.
https://www.rqia.org.uk/RQIA/media/RQIA/Resources/Standards/
domiciliary_care_standards-Aug-11.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-secrets-guidance-on-protecting-vulnerable-
adults-in-care
FP5 Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the
risk of abuse
It is important for both health care and social care settings to have both strategies and
procedures in place to protect service users and reduce the risk of abuse.
With regards to recruiting staff it is vital for health and social care services to have the
correct procedures in place. An example of a recruiting procedure which is in place in health
and social care settings is the vetting and barring scheme. The Vetting and Barring Scheme
was created in order to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse by preventing
people who may present a risk of harm from working or volunteering with them. This scheme
is possible because of the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding
Authority which merged and is now known as the Disclosure and Barring Service. This
service provides information about criminal records of people barred from working with
people who are vulnerable. Employers send for DBS checks on their interview candidates
who have been selected for employment, and this would be completed before confirmation
of start dates.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about
http://www.nhsemployers.org/~/media/Employers/Documents/SiteCollectionDocuments/
Vetting%20and%20Barring%20Scheme_Julian%20Toppingl.pdf
There are also strategies which are used for guidance in the health and social care sectors.
An example of one the strategies is The Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme in England
and Wales for adult placement schemes. This scheme allows employers to look at pre-
employment checks of the individuals they are thinking of hiring. Individuals are referred to
this scheme if they have abused, neglected, or harmed vulnerable adults in their care. These
two statutory checks ensure that employment in care is not offered to those kinds of
individuals.
https://www.bipsolutions.com/docstore/pdf/13411.pdf
Two regulations used together in the health and social care sector, focus on the idea that
care providers should collaborate and work together in order to reduce the risk of abuse of
vulnerable adults. These regulations are called Domiciliary Care Agencies and Care Homes
Regulations 2006 (updated publication 2009). The two regulations came together to provide
‘No Secrets’ which sets standards and gives guidance to care providers on how to protect
vulnerable adults in care. It mentions that they should work alongside other adult services,
families, informal carers, and the service users. It is important for services to follow this
strategy as it gives them the opportunity to give their input on the needs and wants of the
service user, so they the service can provide a better standard of care for them. It also gives
the service user the opportunity to have a say in how they want their care and who they want
providing their care. This is important as it ensures that measures are put in place to make
the service user feel comfortable and in control of their care. This will help to reduce the risk
of abuse because the service user has access to a number of individuals who are involved in
their care and can help them if they become the target of abuse.
https://www.rqia.org.uk/RQIA/media/RQIA/Resources/Standards/
domiciliary_care_standards-Aug-11.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-secrets-guidance-on-protecting-vulnerable-
adults-in-care
