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Training Assurance Survey

In February 2024 the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) published a Safeguarding Adults Review in respect of Clare (opens in new window). This Review made a recommendation in relation to the SAB seeking assurance of the training received by staff in our partner agencies. The recommendation is as follows:

Recommendation 3: Training programmes on risk, safeguarding adults, mental capacity and autism: WSSAB, Learning & Policy subgroup, to oversee compliance with training provision, commensurate with specific roles; covering Risk Management, incorporating professional curiosity and active listening; Safeguarding Adults, incorporating reporting and threshold decisions; Mental Capacity Assessments and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), incorporating risk-based and decision-specific judgements; and learning disability and autism mandatory training. 

To seek this assurance we have created a short survey for professionals. This should take no more than 15 minutes to complete and only needs to be completed by one person on behalf of your agency. 

Many thanks in advance for your time completing this. Your response is necessary and key in providing assurance on behalf of your agency.

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A reminder about SAR Clare


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Clare is 43 years-old and was born in Littlehampton with DiGeorge syndrome; a genetic condition that causes the underdevelopment of some systems in the body. Autism can also be associated with this syndrome, which was diagnosed in 2004. Her father, who contributed to the Review, described Clare as a quiet child with few friends, who was sadly bullied at school due to her disability. Clare also has a history of mental health concerns, including auditory hallucinations. Clare has lived in supported housing from around the age of 20, but at the time this Review was written, she was unwell and in hospital.

From February 2022, Clare began to express concerns about her mobility, due to long standing knee pain. Clare expressed that voices were telling her that her knee would break if she moved, which resulted in her remaining seated on her sofa for at least two weeks, leading to rapidly worsening hygiene circumstances. A Mental Health Act Assessment led to Clare’s admission to hospital. It was acknowledged that there were missed opportunities over many months for a robust multi-agency risk management meeting, to coordinate a comprehensive, personalised and holistic risk management plan to support Clare.

Further reading about the Review: