In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Professor Michael Preston-Shoot about the second national analysis of safeguarding adults reviews he recently led with Professor Suzy Braye. We talk about the background and context, and he draws out some of the key themes, before we conclude with asking whether SARs actually achieve anything.
The three reports coming from the analysis can be found here:
Stage 1: Case characteristics; nature of the abuse and neglect; SAR reviewing process
Stage 2: Analysis of learning
Stage 3: Conclusions and improvement priorities
The Safe Care at Home Review Michael talks about can be found here.
As Michael mentioned, he is happy to be contacted for further details of the work or its implications. His email address is michael.preston-shoot@beds.ac.uk.
A brilliant ‘in conversation’ thank you both… It would be great for there to be a follow up in a year or two to look at what improvements have been made, if any, and any examples of good practice.
Thank you! Yes, I had that in mind, especially in the context of the last question!
I can’t speak for the response of organisations/provision or services but as a social work apprentice I have taken a lot of learning from reading SAR recommendations (specifically around multiple exclusion homelessness). I hope this will make me a better practitioner and enable me to share that best practice more widely.