Hoarding Awareness for Emergency and Frontline Services

Description

Course overview

Understanding and recognising a hoarding disorder

Legislation – Safeguarding and Care Act 2014

Risk Assessment

Working with Partner Agencies

Challenges for the Emergency and Front Line Services.

Improving ways of working and the sharing of information

Delivered by

Lee Markwick

Safety Officer Trainer

Lee, a retired Fire Officer and NHS Mental Health & Safety Officer, has a very pragmatic approach to challenging the perception, and managing the risk of hoarding and clutter. He has worked with many Partner Agencies on making people safer inside and outside their homes.

Lee has worked with the following services: Fire, Police & Ambulance Services, Adult & Children Safeguarding Boards, Social Services, Local Council & Housing Authorities, Community Safety Partnerships, Local Authority Hoarding/Clutter Panels, Local Authority & NHS Mental Health Teams, Professional/Multi-Agency/Disciplinary meetings, Care Providers, Environmental Health, J9 Domestic Abuse, Befriending Services, Careline Providers, Private Home Physio Companies, District Nurses, Crimestoppers, Occupational Therapy Assessment Services, Rapid Response Assessment Teams, Victim Support, Lone Worker Devices Companies, Keep Safe/Well Homes Safe Schemes, Anti-Social Behaviour Teams, Strategic Independent Advisory Group, Strategic Hate Crime Panel, Falls Prevention Service, Neighbourhood Watch, Troubled Families, Family Mosaic, Older Adults Health & Wellbeing Services, Home Oxygen/Respiratory Teams, Frailty Groups, Community Patient Forums, Community Agents, Local Area Coordinators, Psychological Therapy Services and Recovery College and Heart Failure Nurses.