Welcome to the fourth edition of the SSCP Business Unit communication update! We thought it would be better, rather than sending several separate e-mails that we try and combine them all together into an easily digestible communication update. Please take a moment once you have finished reading to share this communication update with your colleagues and that you can sign up to the SSCP mailing list through the website.
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- Adult Safeguarding Week 2024
- What’s going on Monday the 18th of November
- What’s going on Tuesday the 19th of November
- What’s going on Wednesday the 20th of November
- What’s going on Thursday the 21st of November
- What’s going on Friday the 22nd of November
- What’s going on Saturday the 23rd of November and Sunday the 24th of November
- Is there any other information?
- Interactive webinars - Learning from Case Reviews in Shropshire – Free to attend
- Understanding Intrafamilial Domestic Abuse Learning Events
- Domestic abuse related deaths: Homicide and Suicide Learning Events
- Domestic abuse Learning Events – Why do men not come forward?
- White Ribbon Underrepresented Communities Awareness Event
- Compass Newsletter Issue 6 – Quarter 2 2024
- Have you been affected by Antisocial Behaviour?
- Drop in health checks for Shropshire Council staff
- Supporting Pregnancy – Share your thoughts
- Have you got something you want to share?
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Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 – Working Together
Safeguarding Adults Week is a time for organisations to come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. The Ann Craft Trust have themed the week around ‘Safeguarding Yourself and Others’ and the following free live events hope to raise awareness of these themes.
It is hoped the week will enable more organisations and individuals to feel confident in recognising signs of abuse and neglect, and the recording and reporting of safeguarding concerns.
As for what’s happening in Shropshire during National Safeguarding Adults Week 2024…..
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Monday the 18th of November – Establishing Professional Boundaries - A National Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 Webinar
Platform: Zoom Time: 11am-12.30pm
To Book: via the Partners in Care website (you will need to register for an account to book a place)
Delivered by: Karen Littleford, Safeguarding Adults Lead, Partners in Care
Aims: To consider why professional boundaries are important when supporting adults
Learning Objectives: by the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Summarise who professional boundaries apply to
- Define why it is important to have professional boundaries
- State what appropriate professional boundaries look like in your role
- Explain how power imbalances could impact on working relationships
- Identify the signs that professional boundaries are being blurred
- Describe how should you respond if you are concerned about professional boundaries issues in your organisation
Attendees: Staff and volunteers from adult social care, health, housing and the third sector across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin (and Partners in Care members from Cheshire.)
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On Tuesday the 19th of November, Reducing inappropriate medication for people within the Learning Disability and / or Autism Communities
Platform: Teams (online) Time: 2pm – 3pm
To Book: Please email partnerships@telford.gov.uk Delivered by: Mercedeh Fahimi-Vahid, PhD, Senior Pharmacist – Medicines Value and Transformation, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
People with a learning disability are thought to be 16 times more likely and autistic people 7 times more likely to be prescribed an antipsychotic than the general population. It is this disparity that led to the creation of STOMP and STAMP as an NHS Long Term Plan commitment. STOMP and STAMP are the responsibility of all professionals in primary care, secondary care, educational settings and social care. They promote information sharing and collaboration across sectors of care to minimise all forms of inappropriate prescribing.
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On Wednesday the 20th of November Learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews
Platform: Teams Time: 10am – 11.30am -To Book: Please visit https://forms.office.com/e/Rq3QNAecmt
Delivered by: Lisa Gardner (Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership) and Lisa Jones (Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnerships)
Learning Objectives:
- Sharing of key themes emerging from reviews across Shropshire and Telford
- Understand what resources are available to help support your practice
- Be confident in how to refer in for a review
- Understand where to access to briefings and reports
Attendees: Staff and volunteers from adult social care, health, police, housing and the third sector across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin (and Partners in Care members from Cheshire.)
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On Thursday the 21st of November there is an all-day drop-in centre at both Telford Town Centre and Shrewsbury Town Centre between 9am – 5pm.
Come and chat with our safeguarding experts who will be on hand to answer questions you may have around domestic abuse, hoarding, self-neglect along with many other concerns.
Telford will have reps from the Independent Living Centre who will be providing information on how to remain living independently in your own home for as long as possible with the aid of useful tools and gadgets!
Shropshire will have professionals from various teams throughout the day on hand to talk to members of the public about staying healthy, well and safe. Specific location to be confirmed.
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On Friday the 22nd of November – Hoarding Awareness
Platform: Teams (online) Time: 10am – 11am
To Book: Please email partnerships@telford.gov.uk
Delivered by: Heather Matuozzo, Founder and Director of Clouds End CIC
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the different types of hoarding
- How best to support someone with hoarding tendencies and have difficult conversations
- Understand that hoarding cannot be fixed with a skip
- Where to go for further help
Attendees: Staff and volunteers from adult social care, health, police, housing and the third sector across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin (and Partners in Care members from Cheshire.)
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On Saturday the 23rd of November and Sunday the 24th of November we would ask Partners to consider watching our Safeguarding Adult animations:
- Telford and Wrekin’s short video all about Tricky Friends and possible abuse and the Shropshire version here
- Domestic Abuse & Disability: It Happens To Us Too here
- Hidden Harms - Domestic Abuse and Older Adults here
- What To Do About Self-Neglect here
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Family Connect is the local Safeguarding Hub for Telford. If you are worried about someone you know don’t sit in silence, speak up. You can get in touch with Family Connect by using the online referral form or calling 01952 385385 option 1
To report a safeguarding concern by phone ring the First Point of Contact team on 0345 678 9044 Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm, and Friday 9am to 4pm. If you have urgent adult safeguarding concerns outside of these hours, please phone the Emergency Social Work Duty Team on 0345 678 9040.
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Interactive webinars - Learning from Case Reviews in Shropshire – Free to attend
People in Shropshire have died, and it’s important that we learn from these cases and understand what we can all do to prevent further serious harm and deaths.
There are three different one-hour webinars which will be repeated between January and March 2025, which are intended to increase your knowledge, understanding and how you can make a difference in your everyday practice.
You can click on the links to register and add the date to your calendar or you can go through our Learning & Development page for information on the subjects of these learning events as well as any other courses that we are running at this time.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Understanding Intrafamilial Domestic Abuse Learning Events
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates:
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Domestic abuse related deaths: Homicide and Suicide Learning Events
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates:
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Domestic abuse Learning Events – Why do men not come forward?
These Learning Events are taking place on the following dates:
- Wednesday 5th February 10:00 – 11:00
- Thursday 27th Feb 12:00 – 13:00
- Thursday 20th March 13:30 – 14:30
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White Ribbon Underrepresented Communities Awareness Event
Join Shropshire Council at the "White Ribbon Underrepresented communities awareness event" in Shropshire come find about what support is available. You can buy tickets for the Shropshire event here
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Compass Newsletter Issue 6 – Quarter 2 2024
The latest newsletter from Compass is now available – you can find it on the SSCP website
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Have you been affected by Antisocial Behaviour?
Victim Support would like to hear from people who’ve experienced Antisocial Behaviour (ASB), which includes anything that causes alarm, harassment, or distress to you, your community, or your environment. It could also involve concerns about crime, public safety, or public nuisance.
If this sounds familiar, we’d love to hear from you! By taking part in our quick, anonymous on line survey .you can help us advocate for better support for those affected by ASB.
- The survey takes about 10 minutes.
- You can skip questions or exit the survey at any point.
- It’s completely anonymous – we won’t collect any info that could identify you or your family.
- Your answers are for research only and won’t impact any services you receive now or in the future.
To complete the survey go to : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VSASB
Thanks so much for your time – your voice matters!
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Drop in health checks for Shropshire Council staff
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Supporting Pregnancy – Share your thoughts
Does your work support pregnant people and/or their partners?
The Shropshire Public Health team want to hear your thoughts and experiences to help us to plan and deliver the best possible services for this group as they are undertaking the Children and Young People JSNA and are working on the chapter on pregnancy/maternity.
As part of the JSNA they are collecting the views and experiences of stakeholders and Partners supporting our residents through a short 10-minute survey. Could you please complete the survey by Friday 15 November and share widely with others in your network:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JSNA_Maternity_24
If you require any support with completing this survey or require a different format please contact us using the details below.
Please share widely across all service areas supporting pregnancy in Shropshire.
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Have you got something you want to share?
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