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Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding means protecting peoples’ Principles
health, wellbeing and human rights, • We believe that all members of the Pharmacy
and enabling them to live free from Team have a responsibility to safeguard children
harm, abuse and neglect. All healthcare and adults at risk.
organisations have a duty outlined in • We believe that all people regardless of age,
legislation to make arrangements to disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief,
sexual orientation or identity, have a right to
safeguard and promote the welfare equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
of children and adults at risk, and to • We will ensure all pharmacy colleagues read,
cooperate with other agencies to protect understand, comply and enact the Safeguarding
these individuals. Community Pharmacy Policy and Procedure.
holds a unique position amongst • We will ensure Pharmacy Superintendent’s Office
healthcare professionals to be able to colleagues will be trained to an appropriate level
support the safeguarding agenda. This is for their job role.
due to our immediate accessibility and • We will ensure the company has a named
knowledge of the community. Safeguarding Lead who has the ability to
support the company policy. Our Safeguarding
Rowlands Pharmacy recognises that all children Lead is Stephen Thomas, Pharmacist.
and adults at risk have a right to protection from • We will have a Safeguarding Clinical Lead,
abuse and neglect and we accept its responsibility who is Martin Sadr-Kazemi, Quality and
to safeguard the welfare of all individuals which Clinical Governance Manager, within the
our staff may come into contact. We intend to: Superintendents Office.
1. Respond quickly and appropriately where • We will have a single safeguarding policy to
information requests relating to safeguarding cover children and adults at risk but we will
are made, abuse is suspected or allegations are recognise the separate legal frameworks for
made. these distinct groups.
2. Have a system for dealing with, escalating and • We believe in safe recruitment practices.
reviewing concerns.
• We believe in ensuring that colleagues safety
3. Ensure our Pharmacists and Technicians are is paramount throughout any safeguarding
trained to Level 2 competency for safeguarding referrals.
for both children and adults at risk.
• This Safeguarding policy and procedure is
a working document that will be continually
reviewed and updated to ensure it is in line with
best practice.
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