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2025

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletters

2024

Service User Group Recognised Nationally

The Service User Group of the Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board have been crowned national champions in the 'We See You - We Hear You' National Safeguarding Awards Ceremony in the category of 'Prevention Champion - a team who has demonstrated and acted to prevent abuse or neglect'.

The online awards ceremony was attended by over 80 Safeguarding Adult leads from across the nation. Lynne Turnbull, Service User Group Chair, attended the event to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the group.

The group were recognised nationally for the following reasons. 

The group is a mix of dedicated service users, their carers, advocates and members of the public. The group meets regularly to talk about people's experiences of adult abuse in the Cheshire East area. The group has been meeting for 12 years and the Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board is led by the work the Service User Group does and the advice it offers. The group have been key in designing the Making Safeguarding Personal resources used by frontline safeguarding practitioners. They have also designed accessible literature for the public ensuring people recognise adult abuse and know how to report abuse and how to keep safe. The group is chaired by Lynne Turnbull, CEO of Disability Positive, which is a service user led organisation. This group of volunteers work tirelessly supporting training plans, public engagement events and advising the SAB and will have prevented many abuse situations or stopped situations escalating over the years.

Community and Safeguarding Questionnaire

As part of the Board's commitment to adult safeguarding and community safety we conducted a survey during Adult Safeguarding Week. We asked Cheshire East residents how safe they felt in their local area, their awareness of safeguarding and how they would report concerns about an adult in Cheshire East. The survery closed on 22 November and we hope to have all the results in January 2025. 

Making Safeguarding Personal - Wallet Sized Cards

The Cheshire East Service User Group have recorded a one-minute video to show why it is important to them that all Social Workers and Safeguarding Professionals in Cheshire East ask their views, feelings and outcomes at the beginning and end of a S42 Safeguarding Enquiry. This is a helpful reminder to use the Making Safeguarding Personal Wallet Card as an essential Safeguarding tool and resource. 

The group designed and launched the card earlier this year. Please watch the Making Safeguarding Personal Video  and contact lsab@cheshireeast.gov.uk if your team require cards. 

 

Training Films

We are pleased to annouce the first in a series of short training films has now been released. This film supports good practice in Mental Capacity Assessments and the DOLS process, a link can be found on our Development & Training page. The series is being produced by CESAB, Cheshire East Council and East Cheshire NHS Trust.

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletters

Our newsletter is produced four times a year. If you would like to subscribe to our mailing list to receive copies via email, please contact LSAB@cheshireeast.gov.uk 

Safeguarding Adults Week 2024

This year we welcomed colleagues and partners from across Cheshire East to take part in sessions which covered topics including; hoarding, domestic abuse in later life, trauma informed practice and self harm. 

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 Safeguarding Adults Week 2023

2022

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Safeguarding Adults Week 2022

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2021

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Safeguarding Adults Week 2021

Cheshire East Safeguarding & Dignity Awards 2021

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