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Conferences:
17
September 2008
Adult Protection: Scotland
(Download
copies of the Powerpoint presentations here).
November 2008
Adult Protection: Wales
Click here
for a booking form
January 2009
Elder abuse and Health
Details to follow
March 23 2009 and March 24
2009
Action on Elder Abuse National
Conference
Nottingham University
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Action on Elder Abuse
Welcome to our website
Who we are:
Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) works to protect, and prevent the abuse
of, vulnerable older adults. We were the first charity to address
these problems and are the only charity in the UK and in Ireland working
exclusively on the issue today. Consequently,
when you provide support to us, or make a donation, you can be sure that it will be
used exclusively on issues relating to elder abuse and nothing else.
Our work is fundamental to challenging elder abuse in the UK
and we constantly need financial support to continue our
activities. Although we are as effective as many of the bigger
charities, we receive only a fraction of their income. Help us
continue to make a difference.
Please donate by calling 0208 765 7000 or simply by sending
an e-mail to:
getinvolved@elderabuse.org.uk.
Click here
for further options on how you can help us.
No other charity has the expertise, knowledge or long term track record
on this issue. Our staff have an understanding of the dynamics of
abuse as it applies to older people than cannot be found
elsewhere. When you support us you make a real difference to the
lives of abused people.
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Make
a donation right now. Text the letters AEA to 84424 to donate £3 to
our work or click here for
more options
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A large text page, providing advice for
older people, their friends and carers is available by clicking here.
This is the place to start if you want advice about abuse, and what you
can do about it.
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Prevalence Study of
elder abuse in the community.
In June 2007 the Department of
Health, in conjunction with the Comic Relief charity, published a
prevalence study into the extent of elder abuse within our
communities. Although the research has significant flaws (in our
view) it still provided useful information on the nature of elder
abuse.
Click for the Prevalence of elder
abuse within the community
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Training
We have a range of training packages suitable for Third
sector and statutory agencies, and for care providers who want to equip
their staff to recognise and respond to abuse. These are different
from 'adult protection' training! Click here
for more information
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Richard Briers, who has supported AEA
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Legislation to protect Older
People and other Adults at risk of abuse...
Protection for adults at risk
of abuse in England or Wales is covered
by documents called
No
Secrets
(England) and In Safe Hands (Wales). These were issued as guidance in 2000, under section 7 of
the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970.
Section 7 guidance does not carry the same status as
legislation; instead local authorities have their compliance assessed as
part of a statutory inspection process.
With ‘good reason’ a local authority can ignore such
guidance. As a consequence we are failing to adequately protect older people
and other vulnerable adults.
The Government has challenged us all to justify why we need legislation, and
we are throwing the challenge back. The Government must justify why it
is not prepared to lead on proposing legislation.
Right now we have laws to protect our animals but not our old
people. Can this be right?
Read why this is happening, and join
our campaign for change. More...
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Survivors Network
We've
launched a major consultation on the establishment of a
Survivors network.
Click here
to download the information.
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Considering a care home?
What
to look for in a care home, how to protect yourself from abuse.
This important guide will assist you in choosing a care home. More...
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Helplines
A primary service that operates across England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales is our helpline, which is open every weekday, from 9.00 am to
5.00 pm.
Although it cannot provide legal advice, it can
provide information on the nature of elder abuse and indicate what action might be taken in response to abuse or to prevent
it. In the UK the freephone number is 0808 808 8141 while in the Republic of
Ireland it is 1800 940 010. more...
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A New Domiciliary Care Training Pack - The HomeFront.
This NEW
training pack covers the difficult issue of abuse from the perspective
of a domiciliary care worker. Written in a format that allows it
to be used in small patch-type meetings, or one hour bursts, it provides real-life
scenarios of abuse and gives invaluable guidance on how to tackle it.
It is appropriate for settings in all four nations of the UK, the
Republic of Ireland and beyond. Click
here
for further
information and an order form.
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Read what
Tony Robinson, patron of AEA, says about elder abuse |
Good Practice database
The
Safeguarding Adults Good Practice Project is funded by Comic
Relief and managed jointly by AEA and
the Practitioners Alliance for Vulnerable Adults. The
project is aimed at practitioners and
others with a stake in Safeguarding adults. The project provides practical methods of
identifying and disseminating good practice, from local authorities,
service providers, advocates, service users etc. The
database enables people to browse examples of actions that are working well, and use the information to make
changes and improve services and outcomes for vulnerable adults.
Click here to enter
........................................... Domiciliary care toolkit
AEA
in conjunction with the United Kingdom Homecare Association have
produced an Adult
Protection toolkit aimed at Domiciliary Care Agencies. more... ...........................................
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Make a donation right now. Text the letters AEA to
84424 to donate £3 to our work
or click here for
more options
Please donate by calling 020 8765 7000 or by
simply sending an email by clicking here With
your support we can do much more to help older people facing abuse. Together
we CAN make a difference!
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 Donal
McIntyre, who has supported AEA |
Headlines:
No
Secrets Review: will be launched on 16th October
in the House of Commons. Click
here for more details
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Nursing
staff restrained patients in
a chair or wheelchair, using bed sheets, men's braces or
integrated wheelchair straps - in some cases for long periods of
time. Click here
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Ivan
Lewis has been replaced as Minister for Social Care at the
Department of Health. The new Minister, Phil
Hope, takes up post with immediate effect. A brief biog is
on the DH website, click here.
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Good
Practice in Safeguarding in Health Care Settings organised by PAVA and the Birmingham Safeguarding Adults
Board 4 November 2008 (includes the PAVA AGM) Click here.
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The Ministry of Justice long awaited Evaluation
report into the Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004
has now been published. Click here
for a copy.
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Good Practice in Safeguarding
Vulnerable adults.
A new book, edited by Jackie Pritchard and
with a range of
eminent contributions, including from the CEO of Action on Elder
Abuse. Click here
for details.
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The
Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales has
published a policy on prosecuting crimes against older people,
and guidance on how to deal with older people as victims and
witnesses. Click here
to download the policy. Click here
to download the guidance.
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Read
what Ivan Lewis, former Minister for Social care, said about AEA.
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