Throughout the year, the H&F SAB offers focused sessions exploring topics that link to our priority areas and themes from local learning. The content from these sessions is available to download from this page.
In February 2025, we held a focused session exploring trauma informed practice, following recommendations made by the review panel for the Safeguarding Adults Review for Brian. They recommended the SAB work to increase understanding and application of the principles of intersectionality and trauma informed practice.
Download the slides to find out more about Brian and what being trauma-informed means in practice.
A common challenge in safeguarding practice is balancing a person's right to choice and autonomy with managing risk. In this session we explored local learning and case law to better understand what this means for practice.
In December 2024 the SAB received a report on the outcomes from multi-agency audit exploring professional responses to self-neglect. We shared the findings of this audit in this lunch and learn session delivered in January 2025.
Remember to also check out our multi-agency self-neglect guidance to support you in practice.
The H&F SAB also has lots of resources which have been designed so that individuals can use them for individual reflection or use a tool within team meetings or supervision. Find out about these resources as well as useful resources from elsewhere.
Remember to complete our 'lessons learnt' template to feedback on how useful these resources and share your reflections on any barriers to implementing learning.
Professional curiosity is often a theme within statutory reviews. This resource seeks to explore what we mean by professional curiosity and the potential barriers to being professionally curious.
The National SAB Managers network has also developed guidance with some useful prompts.
This resource aims to support practitioners in developing their understanding of what is meant by discriminatory abuse of adults at risk, and how to shape their responses. You can use this briefing in team meetings, supervision, or as a personal learning exercise.
We produce 7-minute briefings to help us focus on the key issues around a particular theme, current issue or from a learning review (such as a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR)). These briefings include guidance on how to use them as a tool to support conversation and reflection.
NHS England have a range of online courses hosted by E-Learning for Healthcare, including Safeguarding Adults Levels 1 to 4 and Mental Capacity Act training. These are free to access for staff and volunteers working in eligible partner organisations.
Register at NHSE ELFH Hub to explore the available courses.
To mark National Safeguarding Adults Week (Monday 17 to Friday 21 November 2025), the H&F SAB has committed to a month of activity to raise awareness and create spaces for multi-agency learning and reflections.
Find out more about the different events happening across the month and how to join in.