On this page you can find documents relating to the SAFE project such as copies of information sheets for participants. The project is broken down into four work packages and the documents are listed under their work package.
Towards the bottom of the page we also have details of ethical approval for this study.
Work Package 1
In this first work package we are exploring what safety means to older people with care and support needs. We do this through a range of methods, including creative workshops and interviews. This will help us to establish what we should be aspiring to in order to help older people feel safe.
Work Package 1.2
In the second part of Work Package 1 we are interviewing older people (over 65) who have experience of safeguarding processes. We are doing this this to find out what worked well and what could be improved to help make the process more personal to the individual.
Work Package 2
The second work package is focussed on family members who have supported older people through safeguarding enquiries. We want to hear their experience as family members and gather their insights into how support for older people can be improved.
Work Package 3
In the third work package we engage with social workers and advocates to gain the practitioners perspective on adult safeguarding processes and older people. Again, we want to see what works well and what can be improved to help make the process more effective and more personal to older people. This is done through one-to-one interviews (WP3.1) and through focus groups (WP3.2).
Work Package 4
The fourth work package will bring together those with lived experience, practitioners, policy makers, and academics in a series of events to share the outcomes of the project and co-create recommendations and responses. At the heart of these events will be an audio case study produced by Made by Mortals and based on the outcomes of our research.
Ethics
The research in the SAFE project has been granted ethical approval by the Health Research Authority (IRAS ID: 329360) and also by the University of Sunderland (Ref: 027527).