News and Events
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 would like to engage with Cheshire East residents to find out how safe people feel in their local community, and to ascertain awareness of what adult safeguarding is, and how to report concerns about an adult in Cheshire East.
An online questionnaire has been launched and we are asking Cheshire East residents to complete this before 22 November 2024. A link to the questionnaire can be found here Community Questionnaire.
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
We are pleased to annouce that preperations are well under way for Safeguarding Adults Week. We will be releasing details shortly, but please save the dates 18 - 22 November in your diary.
We will be holding a series of workshops which will support the work of the Ann Craft Trust. We are focusing on subjects connected to Self-Neglect and Domestic Abuse.
More details will follow soon on our National Safeguarding Adults Week Events page.
2023
Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletters
Safeguarding Adults Week 2023
- Calendar of Events 2023 (PDF, 108 KB)
2022
Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletters
Safeguarding Adults Week 2022
Service User Group
2021
Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletters
Safeguarding Adults Week 2021
- Safeguarding Adults Week 2021 (PDF, 109KB)
Cheshire East Safeguarding & Dignity Awards 2021
Cheshire East Age UK Scams Awareness & Aftercare Newsletters
- Issue 21 December 2021 12 Scams of Christmas (PDF, 4.2MB)
- Issue 20 November 2021 Promoting Safer Cultures (PDF, 3.4MB)
- Issue 19 October 2021 Just Say No (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Issue 18 September 2021 Ticketing Fraud (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Issue 17 August 2021 Home Improvement Scams (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Issue 16 July 2021 Copycat Websites (PDF 1.7MB)
- Issue 15 June 2021 Stronger Together (PDF, 2.4MB)
- Issue 14 May 2021 Befriending Scams (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Issue 13 April 2021 Holiday Scams (PDF, 1.6MB)
- Issue 12 March 2021 Reading the Small Print (PDF, 2MB)
- Issue 11 February 2021 Reporting Scams (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Issue 10 January 2021 Identity Theft (PDF, 4.8MB)
2020
Cheshire Age UK Scams Awareness & Aftercare Advice
2019
2018