Reading List

This reading list supports and extends the Safeguarding Adults at Risk for Non-Clinical Pharmacy Workers course. The resources are aimed at pharmacy support staff who work with patients, including counter assistants, reception staff, delivery drivers and dispensers. Several items are England-specific statutory or practice guidance; where law or practice differs across the UK, follow your national guidance and local procedures.

1. Core Adult Safeguarding Frameworks

• GOV.UK - Care and Support Statutory Guidance (Care Act 2014, Chapter 14)
  The statutory guidance for adult safeguarding in England, covering what safeguarding means, the local authority role, types of abuse and neglect, advocacy and information sharing.
  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/315993/Care-Act-Guidance.pdf

• Local Government Association - Safeguarding roles and responsibilities: safeguarding is everybody's business
  A practical overview of roles and responsibilities and how safeguarding fits into local partnerships and the Care Act principles.
  https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/safeguarding-roles-and-responsibilities-safeguarding-everybodys-business

2. Adult Safeguarding Practice and Recognition

• SCIE - Introduction to safeguarding adults
  A collection of resources on practice, legislation, prevention and Safeguarding Adults Boards to extend your practical knowledge.
  https://www.scie.org.uk/safeguarding/adults/introduction/

• SCIE - Safeguarding adults for those not in social care
  A learning resource for people who are not social care specialists but need to recognise and report concerns.
  https://www.scie.org.uk/e-learning/safeguarding-adults-for-those-not-in-social-care/

3. Pharmacy-Specific Safeguarding Support

• CPPE - Safeguarding
  Pharmacy-focused learning and guidance to help pharmacy staff apply safeguarding principles in practice.
  https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/safeguarding

• GPhC Knowledge Hub - Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
  A pharmacy inspection example that shows why training, awareness and clear procedures matter in practice settings.
  https://inspections.pharmacyregulation.org/knowledge-hub/notable-practice/safeguarding-vulnerable-adults-and-children-101

4. Mental Capacity, Consent and Best Interests

• NHS - Mental Capacity Act
  A public guide to the Mental Capacity Act, including presumption of capacity, support for decision-making, best interests and the Court of Protection.
  https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/making-decisions-for-someone-else/mental-capacity-act/

• NHS - Consent to treatment: assessing capacity
  Practical information on decision-specific capacity and how to consider best interests in healthcare settings.
  https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/consent-to-treatment/capacity/

Use these resources to strengthen your practical knowledge so you can act safely and lawfully when you have concerns about an adult at risk.