Barring 'inappropriate people'? The operation of a barring list of social care workers: An analysis of the first referrals to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults list

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-294

  Stevens, Martin ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adult protection; Ban; Disciplinary process; Human resources; Regulation; Social care workforce; Vetting system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; ELDER ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WALES;

EID: 34250361121     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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