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Enactment of Safeguarding Laws needed for citizens to benefit from new policies

Enactment of Safeguarding Laws needed for citizens to benefit from new policies

by Safeguarding Ireland | Dec 11, 2019 | Home Page, News, News '19

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...
Legislation and regulation needed to underpin new safeguarding standards

Legislation and regulation needed to underpin new safeguarding standards

by Safeguarding Ireland | Dec 4, 2019 | Home Page, News, News '19

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...
Safeguarding Ireland tells Assisted Decision Making seminar of urgent need for commencement of Act

Safeguarding Ireland tells Assisted Decision Making seminar of urgent need for commencement of Act

by Safeguarding Ireland | Nov 29, 2019 | News, News '19

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...
PUBLIC AWARENESS: 20% of Irish adults have experience of financial abuse

PUBLIC AWARENESS: 20% of Irish adults have experience of financial abuse

by Safeguarding Ireland | Nov 24, 2019 | Home Page, News '19

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...
Legislation needed to underpin Human Rights in health and social services

Legislation needed to underpin Human Rights in health and social services

by Safeguarding Ireland | Nov 13, 2019 | Home Page, News, News '19

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...
Safeguarding Ireland calls for more legal powers for HSE Safeguarding Teams

Safeguarding Ireland calls for more legal powers for HSE Safeguarding Teams

by Safeguarding Ireland | Oct 16, 2019 | Home Page, News, News '19

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...
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