Safeguarding

Winterbourne - your views

Mark Osterloh, 13 December 2013 - News, Safeguarding

Two years on and the scandal of abuse and neglect uncovered at the Winterbourne View Hospital rightly remains an emotive issue. As the Department of Health presents its latest update on the transforming care programme, it is clear that, while …

What’s in a name? Raising the profile of deprivation of liberty safeguards

Lucy Bonnerjea, 9 December 2013 - Guest author, Safeguarding

If you haven’t heard of them, you’re not alone and if you have, like many, you may not like the name or fear what they imply. So what are they for? Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) are for people in …

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