TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the changes and challenges of COVID-19 in adult safeguarding practice
T2 - qualitative findings from a mixed-methods project
AU - Pritchard-Jones, Laura
AU - Mehmi, Monique
AU - Eccleston-Turner, Mark
AU - Brammer, Alison
N1 - Funding Information:
This project “COVID-19 and Adult Safeguarding and Social Care” is part of the Health Foundation’s COVID-19 Research Programme. The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. The authors would like to thank The Health Foundation for their generous support, as well as all the participants, and the wider adult safeguarding professional community which has supported this project. The authors would also like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their comments.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Laura Pritchard-Jones, Monique Mehmi, Mark Eccleston-Turner and Alison Brammer.
PY - 2022/10/20
Y1 - 2022/10/20
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a mixed-methods study on the impact that COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding. The research sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 to both frontline and non-frontline professionals working in adult safeguarding. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods project was undertaken comprising a literature review, survey, semi-structured interviews and a small number of freedom of information requests. This paper presents the findings predominantly from the survey and interviews. Findings: Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has presented a variety of challenges for professionals working in adult safeguarding. The themes that occurred most often were the day-to-day changes and challenges, relationships across sectors, information and navigating the ethical questions in safeguarding. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the findings represent the first focused qualitative mixed-method study aimed at understanding more about the impact the pandemic has had on adult safeguarding through the eyes of those professionals working in that field.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a mixed-methods study on the impact that COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding. The research sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 to both frontline and non-frontline professionals working in adult safeguarding. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods project was undertaken comprising a literature review, survey, semi-structured interviews and a small number of freedom of information requests. This paper presents the findings predominantly from the survey and interviews. Findings: Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has presented a variety of challenges for professionals working in adult safeguarding. The themes that occurred most often were the day-to-day changes and challenges, relationships across sectors, information and navigating the ethical questions in safeguarding. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the findings represent the first focused qualitative mixed-method study aimed at understanding more about the impact the pandemic has had on adult safeguarding through the eyes of those professionals working in that field.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Nursing
KW - Pandemic
KW - Practice
KW - Safeguarding
KW - Social work
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131909752&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/JAP-01-2022-0002
DO - 10.1108/JAP-01-2022-0002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131909752
SN - 1466-8203
VL - 24
SP - 132
EP - 148
JO - Journal of Adult Protection
JF - Journal of Adult Protection
IS - 3-4
ER -
