South Tees Safeguarding Team

19/12/2025

Please find below the link for the 7 minute briefing regarding the Marie SAR published Sept 2025 by North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board.

The full report can be accessed via their website.

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

✅ We’re proud to share our North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report for last year (2024/25)!
It highlights all the work we’ve done together to help keep adults safe.

📄 Read the full report here: https://safeguardingadults.co.uk/about-us/annual-reports/
🔍A one-page summary and easy-read version will follow soon.

10/12/2025

Huge congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to the hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advisor for winning the External Recognition Award at the annual Harbour Corporate Day! 🥳
Well done Claire 🏆

07/10/2025

Iʼm raising money to Purchase sensory items for the care bags we aim to provide to inpatients with learning disabilities and/or neurodiversities. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

11/07/2025

Today is the Safeguarding Educator's last day in the trust. Please direct all safeguarding training enquiries to the safeguarding team.

10/07/2025

Sarah, the hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) is leaving the trust today. We hope this role will be replaced with a new IDVA in due course. However, in the mean time, please continue to enquire about domestic abuse and complete MARAC referrals as necessary. You can speak to the safeguarding team with any concerns and you can refer patients to external services as appropriate. Please search IDVA on the trust intranet for more information on how to do this.

04/07/2025

Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board have developed a range of learning videos on key safeguarding topics including, Trauma Informed Practice; PREVENT; Modern Slavery and su***de prevention.

To watch these videos, follow the link below:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/715529093?h=f58518639d

03/07/2025

Organisational abuse occurs when individuals receive poor care or are neglected within an institution or care home setting, and it can even occur in a patient’s own home. Organisational abuse can also be the result of poor processes or structures that lead to the neglectful care of a patient in their setting.

Watch this video, developed by the Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board, to find out more.

https://www.tsab.org.uk/key-information/safeguarding-explained-videos/

02/07/2025

NHS England have developed some guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability. You can find a link to this guidance by searching ‘MCA Learning Disability’ on the staff intranet.

01/07/2025

The North East and Nort Cumbria Learning Disability Network have launched a new poster for Reasonable Adjustments in Maternity Services.

They worked with the Local Maternity Neonatal System, Hannah at CDDFT and experts with lived experience to co-develop this animation. The purpose of the animation is to be used as a training tool with the maternity workforce highlighting the use and effect of the Learning Disability Maternity Diamond Standards.

Learning Disability Maternity Diamond Standards Animation for Workforce