Safeguarding adults reviews: How can they improve practice?

Abstract

Safeguarding adults reviews are an important part of the safeguarding process as they allow lessons to be learned. Julie Dalphinis describes the findings of a recent study which looked at all recent reviews in London and found ways the process could be improved Safeguarding adults reviews are a statutory requirement of the Care Act (2014). They take place when an ‘at-risk’ adult has died—or suffered permenant harm—from serious abuse and neglect, and there is concern about how the agencies involved in protecting the individual acted. The aim is to learn lessons to prevent similar circumstances happening again. This article provides an overview of a recent review of the process in London and provides recommendations for improving practice in primary care.