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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Multi-Agency Partnership Working and Information Governance

HSC502 · Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals — Week 9 of 16

CourseHSC502
Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

Multi-Agency Partnership Working and Information Governance

  1. Safeguarding Adults Boards structures
  2. Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH)
  3. Statutory information-sharing agreements
  4. Resolving inter-agency conflict

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the agreed protocols for working in partnership.
  • 3.2 Evaluate the importance of working in partnership with others in relation to safeguarding and protection.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the agreed protocols for working in partnership.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Safeguarding adults in care homes (NICE guideline NG189, 2021) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
  • Working together to safeguard children 2023 (DfE) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Safeguarding and Protection
  • Week 2: Legislative Frameworks in Safeguarding
  • Week 3: Learning from Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews
  • Week 4: Recognising Signs of Abuse and Educating Teams
  • Week 5: Procedures for Responding to Suspected or Actual Abuse
  • Week 6: Balancing Positive Risk-Taking and Person-Centred Choice
  • Week 7: Instilling Preventative Cultures and Safe Practice
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Multi-Agency Partnership Working and Information Governance
  • Week 10: Service User Voice in Safeguarding Governance
  • Week 11: Auditing Organisational Practice and Policy Compliance
  • Week 12: Applying Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulner…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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