Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law / Michael Mandelstam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandelstam, Michael, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Abuse of--Great Britain--Prevention.

Community health services--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Community health services.

National health services--Great Britain.

National health services.

Social service--Great Britain.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book focuses on how many areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, bringing together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm suffered. For example, in terms of gross lapses in standards of care and basic dignity sometimes found in hospitals.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law; CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Background: policy, definition and prevalence; 3. Local authority social services; 4. National Health Service legislation; 5. Regulation of care provision forvulnerable adults; 6. Mental capacity; 7. National Assistance Act, environmental health, Mental Health Act and other interventions; 8. Physical and sexual harm and abuse; 9. Financial abuse; 10. Disclosure of personal information and confidentiality; 11. Adult protection: procedural aspects; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-310) and index.

ISBN:

9786612059384

9781282059382

1282059386

9781846428807

1846428807

OCLC:

437090051