There may come a time in everyone’s life when you need to call the emergency services, but it might put you or those around you in even more danger by talking. When you call 999, an operator asks which service you require. If you remain silent and it’s an emergency, you’ll be asked to cough…
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published guides for families and professionals supporting autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Click here for SCIE Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care. Also see: Supporting people who are isolated or vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis. This summary shares information, resources and ideas that you can…
In the era of fake news, and at a time of real concerns around COVID-19, it is understood that the government will respond to the daily spread of unauthorised health claims around Coronavirus by e-launching its “Don’t Feed the Beast” campaign. This is to encourage us all to question what we are reading, and sharing, online. It has…
A lot of people have been posting on social media saying they have been feeling tired earlier than usual while on lockdown. Normally able to stay up into the small hours, they are hitting the pillow at 10 o’clock now. Many are wondering how this can be when we are all doing less. The feelings of…
During these unprecedented times it has been necessary for Childrens Services to make some immediate changes to the way in which services will be delivered. We need to reduce the volume of work coming into the Front Door so that we can ensure that our reduced resource is absolutely able to focus on the children…
Please be advised that the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults and Children Partnership Board has made the decision to cancel all Multi-agency training courses until the end of May due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We will assess the situation as it progresses and advise accordingly.
The Safeguarding Partners (Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group) have agreed the new safeguarding arrangements set out in the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and can be found here. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership Board (CPSCPB) will continue the work of the previous Local Safeguarding…
Every child death is a tragedy for the family and the wider community. Deaths of all children, up to the age of 18 years, need to be reviewed, taking into account all available information for each death. Reporting a child death All Local Safeguarding Children Boards are required to have a Child Death Overview Panel…
Are you, or is one of your colleagues, struggling to work with someone who hoards or self-neglects? Hoarding disorders are challenging to treat, because many people who hoard frequently don’t see it as a problem, or have little awareness of how it’s impacting their life or the lives of others. Many others do realise they…
Dr Elizabeth Bates is a senior lecturer at the University of Cumbria and is interested in understanding men’s experiences of aggression and control, and how these may continue after the end of the relationship. There is an identified gap in this area of research. Dr Bates and their colleague Dr Julie Taylor are looking for men who…