When should a Safeguarding Adult Concern be raised?

• Where there is insufficient discharge or transfer of care planning from any area resulting in an adverse effect on the adult at risk.
• Where the adult is discharged without necessary medication, equipment or clothing and this has an adverse effect on the adult at risk
• Where the patient is discharged with cannula in situ and has an adverse effect on the adult at risk
• Where the patient is discharged with no / or incomplete discharge letter and has an adverse effect on the adult at risk

When don't I need to report a Safeguarding Adult Concern?

In the following instances complaints or incident management procedures should be used. A Safeguarding Concern does not need to be made in the following circumstances:

• Where there is insufficient discharge or transfer of care planning from any area and there is no adverse effect on the adult at risk.
• Where the adult at risk is discharged without necessary equipment or clothing and there is no adverse effect.
• Where the adult at risk is discharged with cannula in situ and there is no adverse effect.
• Where the adult at risk is discharged with no / or incomplete discharge letter and there is no adverse effect.
• Where there is a failure to communicate the treatment plan (E.g. Now has catheter in situ, tissue damage present etc) and no adverse effect occurs