How we work with other organisations to safeguard vulnerable adults

Wirral's Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board (SAPB) is made up of partners and stakeholders who work closely together to protect vulnerable people from abuse and harm.

Members include:

• Wirral Council
• NHS Wirral
• Merseyside Police
• Wirral University Teaching Hospital
• Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust
• Department of Work and Pensions
• Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
• North West Ambulance Service
• Voluntary and Community Action Wirral
• Local Involvement Networks
• Private and Independent Sector Providers; Domiciliary Care, Residential and Nursing Homes
• Care Quality Commission
• People who use services and carers
• Other agencies and organisations decided as appropriate by the board.  The Board will invite others to be represented on the board in an advisory capacity, for example:
• Designated health professionals
• Faith and voluntary groups
• Legal services

The board aims to raise awareness among all staff, care providers, customers, family carers and residents of Wirral about what constitutes abuse, how to respond, and what actions to take to prevent abuse reoccurring.

It continually reviews the operational systems and processes that reduce the risk of abuse, while providing a strategic overview to ensure a consistent professional response to abuse and inadequate care.

The board co-ordinates what is done by each person or body represented on it to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults in Wirral, ensures that member organisaions work effectively individually and together, and crosses the boundaries between the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors. It works pro-actively to drive forward the duty of all partner agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults in Wirral.