Safeguarding adults and the law /
Michael Mandelstam.
- 2nd edition.
- 671 pages ; 25 cm
Previous edition: published as Safeguarding vulnerable adults and the law. 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book focuses on vulnerable adults harmed by abuse, neglect or omission. This includes people with learning disabilities being insufficiently protected by local authorities and NHS patients suffering gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity in acute hospitals.
Specialized.
9781849053006 (pbk.) : No price
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Great Britain. People with disabilities--Abuse of--Prevention--Great Britain. Community health services--Law and legislation--Great Britain. National health services--Law and legislation--Great Britain. National health services--Great Britain. Social service--Great Britain.