Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law
By: Michael Mandelstam.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781843106920
Subjects: 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
Table of contents: title: Background : policy, definition and prevalence; title: Local authority social services; title: National health service legislation; title: Regulation of care provision for vulnerable adults; title: Mental capacity; title: National Assistance Act, environmental health, Mental Health Act and other interventions; title: Physical and sexual harm and abuse; title: Financial abuse; title: Disclosure of personal information and confidentiality; title: Adult protection : procedural aspects.