Safeguarding


This technique offers a review of the essential concept of safeguarding, exploring the legal requirements, explanations and application. It presents a number of case studies and success factors showing you how to create a safe and secure working environment for your staff, clients and customers.

Technique Overview

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Definition

Safeguarding is a term which represents the measures employed by organisations to protect the health, safety and general well-being of all staff and other key stakeholders; particularly, those who could be regarded as vulnerable. This extends to the deployment of measures which help protect others from various forms of abuse, harm and or neglect (CQC, 2014).

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Safeguarding references (4 of up to 20) *

  • Frazier, M. L., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R. L., Pezeshkan, A., & Vracheva, V. (2017). Psychological safety: A meta‐analytic review and extension. Personnel Psychology, 70(1), 113-165.
  • Goldman, B. M., Gutek, B. A., Stein, J. H., & Lewis, K. (2006). Employment discrimination in organizations: Antecedents and consequences. Journal of management, 32(6), 786-830.
  • Gov.uk. (2019) Safeguarding policy: Protecting vulnerable adults. Available ta: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-policy-protecting-vulnerable-adults
  • Hughes, G. (2019). Why is safeguarding so important? Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-safeguarding-so-important-glen-hughes

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