NEW – February Newsletter!

We have recently published our February newsletter. Read more here – Newsletters | Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board

NEW – Mental Capacity Resources

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board hosted a learning workshop on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) as part of a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) for a local case known as SF. The session brought together professionals from health, social care, Police, and the voluntary sector to explore complex MCA issues and share lessons from local and Read More »

TSAB Annual Report 2024/25

We have recently published our Annual Report for 2024/25 – find out more:https://www.tsab.org.uk/the-board/annual-reports/

Adult Sexual Exploitation Toolkit

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) has developed a Toolkit, which includes a risk screening tool and referral pathway. It is intended to support partners and colleagues to recognise the signs of ASE, assess the associated risk factors and vulnerabilities, then take appropriate, proportionate steps to safeguard and support.https://www.tsab.org.uk/key-information/policies-strategies/

An escalation process that replaces the Team Around the Individual process

High Risk Adults Panel (HRAP)

Formerly known as the Team Around the Individual (TATI) panel. HRAP is an escalation process and aims to work in collaboration with a core group of multi-agency professionals to reduce/remove or manage the risk of our most vulnerable individuals who are identified as being complex and at high risk of harm.

Image showing the Learning Briefings webpage from the TSAB website

Learning Briefings

We have recently published a dedicated Learning Briefings webpage. The 7-minute briefings are a quick and simple way to share learning on various safeguarding topics, and will help teams and their managers to discuss and reflect on their practice and systems.

Molly – Learning Briefing

We have recently published a Learning Briefing which covers a number of key themes: learning from good practice, the safeguarding system and multi-agency approaches, adult sexual exploitation, trauma informed care, staff supervision and support, legal literacy. Molly – Learning Briefing