Working with older people with mental health and alcohol problems isn’t easy,your safety is always on the lineWhen you work in the community, often your only protection from serious dangers is a intestine feeling. Referral letters from GPs frequently fail to communicate the genuine risks in a situation – even when carefully read ahead of a domestic visit. Working in an area of high social deprivation means you have to be prepared for anything: a full risk assessment and personal alarm can sometimes be your only protection as a lone worker. I walked in slowly and then started to hear groaning.
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Source: theguardian.com