Publish date: 18 April 2023

Safeguarding matters in Mersey Care 

Within this page you can see weekly updates bought to you by our Safeguarding team.

The Safeguarding Duty Hub is available for all staff across the Trust to access safeguarding advice and support in practice. The Safeguarding Duty Hub offers the provision of specialist safeguarding and children and adult practitioners and it is available from 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday through a single point of access Trust wide.

To discuss any safeguarding matters please contact a central hub of specialist safeguarding practitioners.

Safeguarding Duty Hub Telephone:  0151 351 8484  or email: safeguardingduty@merseycare.nhs.uk

IT Systems 

Rio for safeguarding

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If you are not already aware of these changes, please see below documents for further information.

If you have any queries in the interim, please email: Safeguarding.training@merseycare.nhs.uk

 What to do flow charts

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The new safeguarding training brochure for 2023/24 will be out soon. 

Update NHSE

The Government response to the IICSA report has been published.

 View the mandatory reporting call for evidence

 

 

NHS Volunteer Responders

Volunteer Responders is a flexible volunteering programme supporting healthcare professionals across England. We can refer people via the online portal. 

Home visiting home start volunteers

If you have any further questions, would like more information, or want to discuss the role in more detail  contact:

Louise Moran, Volunteer and Administration Coordinator, Home-Start, Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 4.30pm and Friday from 8.30am to 1.30pm on 01925 652320 or email office@homestart-warrington.org.uk.

Save the date...

Association of Child Death Review Professionals (ACDRP) Annual Conference 16 and 17 November 2023 event information

Crossing Pathways: Integrating Best Practice within Health and Domestic Abuse Networks

Tuesday 13 June from 2pm (agenda to follow)

North West

Click this link on the day to join the meeting

Passcode: QUDZxX

Locality safeguarding news 

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Halton

Knowsley

Liverpool

Drowning Prevention Week takes place from 17 to 24 June 2023

Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is one of the largest summer water safety campaigns across the UK and Ireland. Starting in May, through the summer, the risk to the public through accidental drowning increases significantly - DPW is critical in raising awareness and encouraging the public to enjoy water safely.

Liverpool Safeguarding Partnership Board resolution and escalation procedure

Sefton

As members of Sefton’s Domestic Abuse Partnership Board I wanted to update you on some work we have been doing around MARAC recently and an opportunity for multi agency staff training.

The MARAC Steering Group has recently updated and relaunched the Sefton Domestic Abuse Risk Tool (DASH) and Sefton MARAC and IDVA referral forms. These, along with some separate guidance notes on how to complete the risk tool, are attached for your information.  These documents are to replace any previous versions of the forms and should be used to complete domestic abuse risk assessments and for any referrals into either MARAC or IDVA from now on.  They have already been shared with the MARAC membership group. Please feel free to circulate them to anyone as necessary within your organisation. The latest risk tool and referral forms can also be found at www.sefton.gov.uk/behindcloseddoors.

As part of this relaunch, our MARAC Coordinator has prepared a PowerPoint presentation to refresh you on the MARAC process in Sefton (attached). Please feel free to share this with your teams.   We have also arranged a series of more in-depth briefings on the MARAC process which will be held via Microsoft Teams.  The initial dates arranged are as follows:

  1. Thursday 8 June from 10am  to 11am
  2. Thursday 8 June from 2pm to 3pm
  3. Monday 12 June from 10am to 11am
  4. Monday 12 June from 2pm to 3pm

These sessions are available for anyone within your organisation so please circulate the details to any colleagues or teams who you feel would benefit from attending - they do not need to be a MARAC rep. To register to attend, individuals should email Louise O’Rourke at louise.o’rourke@sefton.gov.uk with details of which session they would like to attend. A Teams invitation will be sent out in due course.

Sefton MARAM launch

Sefton Safeguarding Adults Board have recently launched the MARAM process. A MARAM is a Multi-Agency  approach to reduce risk which sits alongside current safeguarding adult processes. Several Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Meeting workshops are being delivered by members of the Sefton Safeguarding Adults Board.  You can book on one of the sessions by clicking on the following link:  Sefton Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board Events | Eventbrite

St Helens

Crossing Pathways: Integrating best practice within Health and Domestic Abuse Network - Tuesday 13 June from 2pm

Warrington

External Mail: New Safer Sleep Conversations Tool

Save the dates                                                      

Warrington Safeguarding Partnership/Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board – CP Conference

Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board - Conference workshop details (11 September 2023)

Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board - Attachment training  (28 August and 8 November 2023)

To book your place please access our Training Booking System by following this link.

If you have any problems booking on to the course email safeguardingpartnerships@warrington.gov.uk

 

 

 What to do flow charts

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NHSE Safeguarding newsletter

Trust Wide 7 minute Briefings

 

 Safeguarding training brochure

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The Safeguarding Team have produced a training brochure which outlines the mandatory Safeguarding training requirements for staff. In addition, there are bitesize remote learning opportunities, which will be themed and accessible for any staff who feel they would benefit. This year some new topics have been added as well as some Lunch and Learn sessions.

 

 IT Systems 

Rio

image.pngRio is changing for the safeguarding mental health and learning disability services. If you are not already aware of these changes, see below documents for further information. If you have any queries in the interim, email:  safeguarding.training@merseycare.nhs.uk

Following the retiring of the Datix incident reporting system on 31 March, there are changes to the way in which Safeguarding Concerns are captured within the Trust.

If you work in Liverpool and Sefton mental health services from 1 April 2023 you will be expected to process and document safeguarding concerns in RIO.

 

 

 Safeguarding training brochure

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The Safeguarding Team have produced a training brochure which outlines the mandatory Safeguarding training requirements for staff. In addition, there are bitesize remote learning opportunities, which will be themed and accessible for any staff who feel they would benefit. This year some new topics have been added as well as some Lunch and Learn sessions.

 

Locality safeguarding news 

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Halton

Knowsley

 

Liverpool

Training opportunities

Sefton

As members of Sefton’s Domestic Abuse Partnership Board I wanted to update you on some work we have been doing around MARAC recently and an opportunity for multi agency staff training.

The MARAC Steering Group has recently updated and relaunched the Sefton Domestic Abuse Risk Tool (DASH) and Sefton MARAC and IDVA referral forms. These, along with some separate guidance notes on how to complete the risk tool, are attached for your information.  These documents are to replace any previous versions of the forms and should be used to complete domestic abuse risk assessments and for any referrals into either MARAC or IDVA from now on.  They have already been shared with the MARAC membership group. Please feel free to circulate them to anyone as necessary within your organisation. The latest risk tool and referral forms can also be found at www.sefton.gov.uk/behindcloseddoors.

As part of this relaunch, our MARAC Coordinator has prepared a PowerPoint presentation to refresh you on the MARAC process in Sefton (attached). Please feel free to share this with your teams.   We have also arranged a series of more in-depth briefings on the MARAC process which will be held via Microsoft Teams.  The initial dates arranged are as follows:

  1. Thursday 8 June from 10am  to 11am
  2. Thursday 8 June from 2pm to 3pm
  3. Monday 12 June from 10am to 11am
  4. Monday 12 June from 2pm to 3pm

These sessions are available for anyone within your organisation so please circulate the details to any colleagues or teams who you feel would benefit from attending - they do not need to be a MARAC rep. To register to attend, individuals should email Louise O’Rourke at louise.o’rourke@sefton.gov.uk with details of which session they would like to attend. A Teams invitation will be sent out in due course.

St Helens

Warrington

Training opportunities