Safeguarding Ireland urges people to make an Advance Healthcare Directive
Safeguarding Ireland urges people to make an Advance Healthcare Directive Just 4% have their healthcare wishes recorded for if they lacked capacity Safeguarding Ireland today encouraged more people to put in place and Advance Healthcare Directive – a healthcare plan – as just 4% of people in Ireland have one according to new research from […]
Structures needed to begin establishment of an independent authority for Adult Safeguarding
Safeguarding Ireland welcomes publication of Law Reform Commission report on a framework for Adult Safeguarding The full Law Reform Commission framework for adult safeguarding report & materials can be accessed on their website here. Safeguarding Ireland has today welcomed publication of the Law Reform Commission (LRC) report on adult safeguarding – and said structures must […]
Safeguarding Ireland presents ‘safeguarding roadmap’ to the Oireachtas
Safeguarding Ireland has presented a comprehensive roadmap to address the current gaps in adult safeguarding, to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. At a hearing in Leinster House this week, Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke set out for politicians the current gaps, and priority steps to strengthen adult safeguarding. She began by referring to the Safeguarding […]
Invitation to Tender: Scoping study on ‘Peer-to-Peer Abuse’
Safeguarding Ireland wishes to invite suitably qualified and interested parties to submit a tender proposal to carry out research and prepare a report on the above. The identification, sourcing and analysis of relevant materials and data in conjunction with key stakeholders will inform the development of the final report. The FULL Tender DOCUMENT can be […]
Vast majority have not documented healthcare wishes, or chosen who can act on their behalf
Just 11% of Adults have made an Enduring Power of Attorney Call for people to ‘Plan Ahead’ and reduce risk of adult abuse More than 90% of Irish adults have not set out their wishes and preferences for future healthcare and treatments – and the majority are not aware of the need to do so, […]
Public encouraged to put into practice new ‘Decision Support Arrangements’
New law needs to be applied to safeguard rights The public has been encouraged to get informed and put into use new ‘decision support arrangements’ – which will help to reduce adult abuse. Safeguarding Ireland today launched a two week public awareness campaign to promote greater public understanding and application of the Assisted Decision-making Capacity […]
Safeguarding Ireland welcomes increase in reporting to HSE Safeguarding Teams
Following announcement 15.6.23 of the 2022 Annual Report of the HSE National Safeguarding Office. Progress needed on Legislation and a National Authority for adult safeguarding Safeguarding Ireland has today welcomed publication of the HSE National Safeguarding Office 2022 service report which shows an increase in reporting – however the group also called for major gaps […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Public encouraged to use ‘Decision Support Arrangements’
Safeguarding Ireland has encouraged the public to get informed and ‘put into practice’ the newly commenced Assisted Decision-making law, to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness day which takes place on Thursday, June 15. Safeguarding Ireland described the law as one of the most significant developments in social legislation for many years. The law is designed […]
67% of adults have not heard of new Assisted-decision Making legislation
Public encouraged to get informed on new ‘Decision-making arrangements’ Two-thirds of all adults have had never heard of Ireland’s new Assisted Decision-making law, or have any knowledge of what it is about. The finding has prompted Safeguarding Ireland to call for a major public drive on understanding and applying the law, which came into effect […]
Safeguarding Ireland welcomes commencement of law on decision-making
Public and Professionals encouraged to get informed ‘Now we need culture change’ Safeguarding Ireland has welcomed the commencement of new laws on assisted decision-making – which came into effect on Wednesday April 26. Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said: “We have good laws – now we need culture change. The public and professionals need to get informed […]
