1. Immediate Action to Protect
If a Safeguarding Concern is raised to the Out of Hours Service which indicates an immediate or urgent risk, the officer receiving the Concern will take any steps necessary to protect the Adult at Risk including arranging emergency medical treatment, contacting the police and taking any other action to ensure that the Adult at Risk is safe.
2. Recording and Handover
Whether or not any immediate action is necessary, the out of hours worker will record the facts concerning the alleged Abuse or Neglect and pass all relevant information to the appropriate team in the Local Authority the next working day. If the case is already allocated the out of hours worker will also notify the allocated worker.
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1.9 Out of hours service
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