Covid-19: Safeguarding Ireland highlights need to guard against increase in financial abuse
April 14, 2020: Safeguarding Ireland today highlighted the need for public vigilance to guard against increased financial abuse during the Covid-19 crisis. Safeguarding Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said: “What is most important is that people are safe and follow the guidelines to stay at home. “Also during this time we need to be careful to ensure that temporary financial […]
Covid 19 – Safeguarding Ireland highlights need to protect vulnerable adults amid heightened risks
March 19, 2020: Safeguarding Ireland today highlighted the need to protect vulnerable adults – amid a heightened risk of abuse resulting from the current Covid-19 crisis. Safeguarding Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said: “Necessary actions have been taken by Government and health and social authorities to curtail the spread of the virus. Safeguarding Ireland supports these measures […]
80% have not considered where they would like to be cared for
February 17, 2020: 80% of adults have not thought, or talked about, where they would like to be cared for if they became seriously ill or frail, and just 5% have documented what their place of care preferences are. Furthermore, 70% are confused about decision-making and consent protocols when caring for a seriously ill or […]
Safeguarding Ireland welcomes move towards regulatory framework for adult safeguarding
January 29, 2020. Safeguarding Ireland today welcomed the publication of an Issues Paper on a regulatory framework for adult safeguarding by the Law Reform Commission. The Issues Paper considers a range of future regulatory models for adult safeguarding, such as the body or bodies who should regulate adult safeguarding, which could include existing regulatory bodies. […]
Enactment of Safeguarding Laws needed for citizens to benefit from new policies
December 11, 2019: Safeguarding Ireland has urged the enactment of new Adult Safeguarding legislation, to better protect vulnerable adults and reduce abuse. Speaking at high-level workshop today to launch and discuss a new report Falling Through the Cracks: The Case for Change, Key Developments and Next Steps for Adult Safeguarding in Ireland, commissioned by Senator Colette Kelleher, Safeguarding […]
Legislation and regulation needed to underpin new safeguarding standards
December 4th, 2019: Safeguarding Ireland today welcomed the launch of new Standards to improve safeguards for adults using health and social care services, but said legislation and regulation are needed to underpin it. National Standards for Adult Safeguarding were launched today and jointly developed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Mental […]
Safeguarding Ireland tells Assisted Decision Making seminar of urgent need for commencement of Act
November 29, 2019: Safeguarding Ireland has told a two-day seminar on the Assisted Decision Making Act in Cork that full commencement of the Act is urgent, to help better protect the rights of vulnerable adult. Speaking from the seminar in Cork, Safeguarding Ireland Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said stronger Adult Safeguarding legislation is urgently needed to ensure […]
PUBLIC AWARENESS: 20% of Irish adults have experience of financial abuse
Monday, November 25, 2019: Need for much greater awareness of risks of financial abuse. Call for all adults to plan ahead to safeguard finances. Up to 20% of adults have experience of financial abuse, however many older adults still do not think that it could happen to them – according to new research commissioned by […]
Legislation needed to underpin Human Rights in health and social services
November 13th, 2019: Safeguarding Ireland today welcomed the publication of Guidance on upholding Human Rights in Irish health and social care settings, but said legislation is urgently needed to underpin it. Guidance on a Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services was published today by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) with support from Safeguarding […]
Safeguarding Ireland calls for more legal powers for HSE Safeguarding Teams
October 16th, 2019: Safeguarding Ireland has today called for the HSE Safeguarding Teams to have increased legal powers – including authority to make applications to court for Protection Orders on behalf of vulnerable adults. The call comes following today’s announcement of the 2018 Annual Report of the HSE National Safeguarding Office which reported 11,780 adult safeguarding concerns received […]
