Published 6 April 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1429
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1429

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Report shows doubling of care staff in Wales sacked for alleged abuse

Roger Dobson

1 Abergavenny

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The number of care staff sacked for alleged abuse has more than doubled in the past year, according to a report from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales.

Police prosecutions and cautions of care staff as well as resignation rates linked to allegations have also risen, the report on monitoring adult protection shows. The number of staff referred for listing on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) list has increased fivefold for England and Wales. This lists people who have abused, neglected, or otherwise harmed vulnerable adults in their care.

The total number of completed referrals of abuse in 2007-8 rose to 4251 from 4131 in the previous year, an increase of nearly 3%. Most referrals concerned abuse against people aged 65 and over and almost two thirds of these were women.

The most frequently reported type of abuse was physical abuse, which was reported in 32% of . . . [Full text of this article]


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