A joint inspection of adult support and protection measures in East Renfrewshire has found clear strengths in ensuring adults at risk of harm are safe, protected and supported.
Inspectors found that adults at risk of harm experienced improvements in their circumstances because of timely, person-centred, and efficient adult support and protection interventions.
Oversight of key processes supported staff and ensured consistent robust decision making for adults at risk of harm.
The report acknowledges that strategic leadership for adult support and protection was enthusiastic and focused. This supported targeted and meaningful improvements.
Health partners in East Renfrewshire provided strong support for adult support and protection services. Health services delivered innovative, early and effective interventions for adults at risk of harm.
Inspectors also noted some key areas for improvement.
They recommended that the involvement of adults at risk of harm and their unpaid carers at a strategic level should be a priority for the partnership.
They also noted that strategic leaders should establish multi-agency quality assurance and self-evaluation of adult support and protection practice including a multi-agency approach to audit of records.
Jackie Irvine, Chief Executive of the Care Inspectorate, said: “This joint inspection found that adults at risk of harm in East Renfrewshire benefited from good leadership of adult support and protection interventions. We are pleased that this has resulted in very effective key processes that achieved favourable, person-centred outcomes for adults.
“We asked the East Renfrewshire partnership to prepare an improvement plan to address the priority areas for improvement we identified. The Care Inspectorate, through its link inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland will monitor progress implementing this plan.”
The full report can be read here.