International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 141-142 , July 2009

Safeguarding vulnerable adults in the emergency department

  • Nick Hale, PhD, MSc, BA(Hons), RN, PGCEA (Nurse Consultant Older People)

References 

  1. Commission for Social Care Inspection and Health Care Commission, 2006. Joint Investigation into the Provision of Services for People with Learning Disabilities at Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust.
  2. Cornwall Adult Protection Committee, 2007. The Murder of Steven Hoskins: A Serious Case Review.
  3. Department of Health and the Home Office, 2000. No Secrets: Guidance on Developing and Implementing Multi-agency Policies and Procedures to Protect Vulnerable Adults for Abuse.
  4. Department of Health, 2008. Safeguarding Adults: A Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ Guidance.
  5. Shanley CS, Stott K, Turneth R, Whitmore E. Increasing the profile of the care of the older person in the ED: a contemporary nursing challenge. International Emergency Nursing. 2008;16:152–158

PII: S1755-599X(09)00029-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.04.002

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 141-142 , July 2009