Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse: identifying educational gaps amongst hospital staff to guide training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safeguarding refers to the protection of health and wellbeing and enabling "life free from harm, abuse and neglect" (Safeguarding People 2019). In Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE) drafted a revised 2019 policy to replace the original policy on safeguarding adults at risk of abuse. A Safeguarding Committee was founded in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin to prepare for policy implementation and staff training.

Aims

To establish staff awareness and understanding of safeguarding to guide training and policy implementation.

Method

Cross-sectional study of 223 hospital staff using a 10-question paper survey.

Results

Suboptimal awareness of the revised HSE policy, reporting structures and confidence levels amongst staff. In-person and online training id

SUBMITTER: Killeen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906625 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature