Safeguarding adults and the law. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Mandelstam.
• Other Names: Mandelstam, Michael, 1956-; Mandelstam, Michael, 1956-
• Contents: Overview of themes and chapters -- Safeguarding law and policy -- Proportionate interventions, the state, human rights (and discrimination law) -- Local social services authorities : pivotal role in safeguarding -- The national health service : law, policy and guidance on safeguarding -- The national health service : systemic poor care and neglect -- Regulation of health and social care providers -- Regulation of health and social care professionals -- Barring workers : the disclosure and barring service -- Regulating workers : criminal record certificates -- Irregular regulation : whistle-blowing -- Mental capacity -- Inherent jurisdiction of the high court -- Interventions and removal of people from their own homes (including in circumstances of self-neglect) -- Civil orders and housing matters -- Sharing and disclosure of personal and other information -- Criminal justice : prosecution, evidence, protecting victims and coroners -- Criminal justice support for vulnerable victims and witnesses -- Criminal justice assistance for vulnerable suspects -- Physical harm and abuse : criminal offences -- Sexual offences -- Financial harm and abuse : criminal offences -- Undue influence : gifts, wills (law of equity) -- Harm and civil wrongs, including negligence -- Restraint.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (671 pages)
• Subjects: 362.941; Care Of The Elderly; People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Great Britain; People with disabilities -- Abuse of -- Great Britain -- Prevention; Community health services -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; National health services -- Great Britain; Social service -- Great Britain; Vulnerable Populations -- legislation & jurisprudence; Aged; Community Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence; Disabled Persons; Mentally Ill Persons; Social Work -- legislation & jurisprudence; Aged -- Great Britain; Community health services -- Legislation and jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Disabled persons -- Great Britain; Mentally ill persons -- Great Britain; Social work -- Legislation and jurisprudence -- Great Britain; Vulnerable populations -- Legislation and jurisprudence -- Great Britain; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Community health services -- Law and legislation; National health services; People with disabilities -- Abuse of -- Prevention; People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc; Social service; Social Work; Great Britain; Great Britain; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0857006266; 9780857006264; 9781299362918; 1299362915
• Related ISBNs: 9781849053006; 1849053006
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.