Wellbeingforlife.org.uk is the website of Newcastle Wellbeing and Health partnership - Organisations and people working together to improve the wellbeing and health of everyone in Newcastle. We are proud to be part of the World Health Organisation's European Healthy City Movement.
On this page:
Our Chair
Dr Sue Ross, Independent Chair
Our Vice Chair
Vida Morris, Associate Director Patient and Safety Nursing, NHS North of Tyne
Other members
Liz Wright, Chief Executive, Skills for People
People who are in routine attendance at our meetings
We bring together representatives from all the main organisations responsible for working with and providing services to adults, in order to ensure a coordinated multi agency response towards safeguarding vulnerable adults in Newcastle.
We are committed to everyone having the right to live their lives free from violence and abuse. That right is underpinned by the duty on public agencies under the Human Rights Act (1998). This places a duty on public organisations to enable adults at risk of neglect or abuse to access the advice, support and intervention they need to minimise the risk of further abuse.
We will ensure that all citizens have access to the relevant services including the civil and criminal justice system and victim support services. Some adults and their families may require specific consideration to ensure that preventative and safeguarding services are accessible to them, and that services are provided in a manner which addresses their needs and facilitates their engagement. This includes a determination to ensure that equality and diversity issues are addressed.
We work closely with our partners to ensure all organisations effectively identify abuse or inadequate care.
We raise awareness within all organisations and the wider community in the city so that abuse is identified and alerts are made.
When abuse is identified we implement our Inter – Agency Safeguarding Adults Polices and Procedures so that all alerts are investigated and vulnerable adults are supported and protected.
We provide a training programme to ensure that all staff are able to recognise incidents of abuse and work together to protect vulnerable adults.
We share examples of good and bad practice on a local and national level as part of our commitment continual improvement.
We have established the following Delivery Groups:
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Date |
Time |
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10 March 2010 |
9am – 11am |
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12 May 2010 |
9am – 11am |
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21 July 2010 |
9am – 11am |
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29 September 2010 |
9am – 11am |
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24 November 2010 |
9am – 11am |
Owing to the confidential nature of the material discussed at the Safeguarding Adults Board, we cannot upload papers from the meetings. If you have any enquiries please contact Margaret Lester - see below for details.
August 2011
For all enquiries about the Safeguarding Adults Board please contact Margaret Lester, Safeguarding Adults Coordinator, at margaret.lester@newcastle.gov.uk . Alternatively for general enquiries about safeguarding adults phone 0191 278 8156 or visit www.newcastle.gov.uk/safeguardingadults