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The issue is frequently raised regarding workers in the voluntary sector. SR will contact RW to establish
how the work can be taken forward within the voluntary sector.

AB acknowledged the importance of sharing information in relation to this issue and prompted all
organisations to be proactive in their approach.

Counter Corruption Unit contact numbers: 01642 306974 or 01642 301407
Dedicated email address: [email protected]
Action Points Action Owner Deadline
1. Contact numbers for Cleveland Police Counter Corruption BU 04/07/2019
Unit to be included with the minutes
2. Contact details for ReShape to be passed to RW AP 04/07/2019

Agenda Item 5 Trend Report Presenter: Angela Legg
The Trend Report has considered data from 2016 – 2019 and helps to identify the Board’s direction and
priorities.

 A continual rise in the number of Concerns highlights increasing workloads. This may be attributed
to improved awareness and the introduction of the new categories of abuse following the Care Act.
 Section 42 Enquiries have continued to rise since 2016/17. Quarter 3 of 2018/19 has seen the
highest figure ever across Tees which may be a result of improved reporting mechanisms in HBC
and SBC.
 Neglect & Acts of Omission and Physical remain the two highest categories of abuse in Tees.
Incidents between Residents accounts for approximately half of the figure for Physical abuse.
 The Medication Omission sub-category has seen a 55% decrease since the introduction of the
Medication Guidance.
 The Financial abuse category significantly increased in Q4 of 2017/18 due to one case in a SBC care
home which affected a number of residents.
 Reporting against the new categories of abuse has increased across all four LAs since their
introduction in 2015.
 There has been a significant increase in the number of Domestic abuse Section 42 Enquiries
undertaken during 2018/19. This may be a result of awareness raising and abuse being correctly
categorised as Domestic rather than another category of abuse.
 Care Home and Own Home remain the two main locations of risk. Own Home has seen a notable
increase in 2018/19 and it is projected that this may exceed Care Home for the first time in Tees;
which would align Tees with the National data.
 In the majority of Section 42 Enquiries the main source of risk was a person known to the adult.
 The main source of risk for Neglect & Acts of Omission has been Service Providers, with a proportion
being linked to medication omissions. A high proportion of the Known category for Physical Abuse in
care home settings relates to Incidents between Residents.

As a new member of the Board Ann McCoy (AMc) queried where the reports are shared and if outcomes
would be recorded. AL advised that outcomes would be recorded at the year end and will share examples
of previous reports with AMc.

Jean Pegg (JP) reflected that it would be interesting to know how many of the medication errors were
linked to electronic medication systems and how many were the result of a lack of training.

John Rafferty advised that Thirteen Group have carried out some analysis relating to Self-Neglect and
have found that it is prominent amongst males in the age range 45-69. This mirrors trends identified in
SARs nationally.
Action Points Action Owner Deadline
1. Previous reports to be shared with AMc AL 23/09/2019

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