title: Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
abstract: As the number of reports of abuse of vulnerable adults increases, healthcare trusts must ensure that strategies are in place to protect this patient population, as well as the staff who care for them. This article describes how a well-designed business case led to the creation of a clinical lead for vulnerable adults post at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, and explains how a new policy for safeguarding adults has been implemented throughout the hospital.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D004739:England; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D035862:Vulnerable Populations