Serious Case Reviews

New Process in Place for Serious Case Reviews
The East Midlands Joint Improvement Partnership (JIP) Safeguarding and Dignity Board was commissioned to undertake a review of Adult Protection Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) in the region. The project was hosted by Leicestershire County Council and funded by the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (EM IEP).

Focus on Best Practice in Serious Case Reviews in Adults' Conference

Aims:
This regional multi-agency conference was to inform of the lessons learnt from Serious Case Reviews and to show how multi-agency reviews can improve outcomes for adult safeguarding. The conference was to include a proposed model for undertaking Serious Case Reviews developed in Leicestershire.

Participants:
The East Midlands Adult Safeguarding Boards were invited to nominate 12 people from strategic and operational safeguarding adult leads in local authorities and partner agencies, Safeguarding Board Chairs and Lead Members.

Below are the presentations of the key and workshop speakers:

• Key Speakers:
  Chris Webb-Jenkins, Partner and Head of the Adult Social Care Team, Browne Jacobson Solicitors.
• Dr Nigel Chapman, Coroner for Nottingham City
• Dr Margaret Flynn, Independent Safeguarding Consultant and Editor of The Journal of Adult Protection
  Laura Sanderson, Safeguarding Adults Manager, Leicestershire County Council and Julia Greenwood, Serious Case Review Project

• Workshop Speakers:
  Stakeholder and Media Engagement in the Serious Case Review Process - Jane Walters, Head of Communications, Leicestershire Police
• Our Experiences of Serious Case Reviews: feedback on research undertaken on behalf of ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) - Dr Margaret Flynn, Independent Safeguarding Consultant and Editor of The Journal of Adult Protection and Shirley Williams, Chair of Blackburn and Darwin Local Safeguarding Adults Board and Consultant.
• What Can we Learn from Cases Within the Court of Protection - Ben Troke, Partner with Browne Jacobson Solicitors. 
• Capacity, Self-Neglect and Refusal of Services - Steve Vickers, DOLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding), Team Manager for Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland.
• The Care Quality Commission: how the new Regulator can work within the Serious Case Review and Safeguarding Process, Fiona Allinson, Compliance Inspector, CQC and Jo Wright, Regional Lead for Safeguarding, CQC.
• How Serious Case Reviews Have Influenced Practice Changes: a positive perspective from The Ann Craft Trust - Deborah Kitson, Chief Executive of The Ann Craft Trust and Rachael Clawson, Development Manager, Safeguarding Disabled Children's Team at The Ann Craft Trust.
• The Duty of Care: The goalie's fear of the penalty, preventing Serious Case Reviews by an understanding of the Duty of Care - Robert Nisbet, Regional Health and Criminal Justice Lead, Social Care and Partnerships Team, Department of Health, East Midlands.

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