A preventable death? A family’s perspective on an adult safeguarding review regarding an adult with traumatic brain injury
dc.contributor.author | Norman, Alyson | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T10:02:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T10:02:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-12-12 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1466-8203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8331 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to review the care management of a man with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a family member’s perspective.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>The paper provides a case history of “Tom” both prior to his TBI and after.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>Tom was the subject of a safeguarding adults case review in Somerset following his death in 2014. Ultimately the paper highlights the shortcomings and failures in the care Tom received by various organisations which ultimately contributed to his suicide.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Practical implications</jats:title> <jats:p>The paper highlights the need for more effective communication between professionals managing the care of those with TBI. Furthermore, professionals need training in the need for mental capacity assessments and improved safeguarding and risk assessments with adults with TBI.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper provides insight into the needs of an adult with TBI from the perspective of a family member who is also a trained psychologist.</jats:p> </jats:sec> | |
dc.format.extent | 341-352 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Emerald | |
dc.subject | Physical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects | |
dc.subject | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | |
dc.subject | Brain Disorders | |
dc.subject | Traumatic Head and Spine Injury | |
dc.subject | Neurosciences | |
dc.title | A preventable death? A family’s perspective on an adult safeguarding review regarding an adult with traumatic brain injury | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.issue | 6 | |
plymouth.volume | 18 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | The Journal of Adult Protection | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/JAP-08-2016-0017 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA04 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB)/Behaviour | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2016-10-21 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | No embargo | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1108/JAP-08-2016-0017 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2016-12-12 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |