Purpose – This paper aims to provide a framework from which practitioners can develop a partnership approach to multi‐agency decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have drawn on the direct experiences of social work practitioners currently involved in safeguarding...

Although there has been a commitment to develop a policy framework to support vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, there remains concern around its lack of use within National Health Service inpatient settings and mental health services in particular. A gap between policy and practice appears to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on findings from research into the role of language and discourse in shaping responses to older people at risk of abuse in England. Critical discourse analysis is used in this research to deconstruct policy to identify hidden meaning....