Laura Pritchard‐Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 5579922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Pritchard‐Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Pritchard‐Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES L P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Keele University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6681-7812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Palm Tree Justice’
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides the legal framework governing what practitioners can do, and when, where it is believed someone's capacity to make decisions is compromised by a disturbance in the functioning of the mind or the brain. In 2012 the Court of Appeal in the case of DL v A Local Authority identified a lacuna in that no legal regime existed to intervene in situations where a person did not lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Ac…
Exploring the changes and challenges of Covid-19 in adult safeguarding practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a mixed-methods study on the impact that COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding. The research sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 to both frontline and non-frontline professionals working in adult safeguarding. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods project was undertaken comprising a literature review, survey, semi-structured interviews and a …
Unspoken and unthinkable
Adults at risk”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critique the conceptual and terminological shift – particularly from “vulnerability” to “adult at risk” – in adult safeguarding under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares the notion of the vulnerable adult in safeguarding, with the notion of an adult at risk under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and We…
The good, the bad, and the ‘vulnerable older adult’
Recent declarations by the Court of Appeal indicate that the inherent jurisdiction has survived the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for adults considered ‘vulnerable’ and whose decision-making is threatened by reasons other than mental impairment – such occasions may include instances of elder abuse. In this paper I argue, however, that the post-Mental Capacity Act courts have adopted a confused and outmoded concept of the vulnerab…
Night-time care, article 8 and the European court of human rights
Keywords:: adult social carearticle 8autonomydignitydisabilityUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The good, the bad, and the ‘vulnerable older adult’
Recent declarations by the Court of Appeal indicate that the inherent jurisdiction has survived the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for adults considered ‘vulnerable’ and whose decision-making is threatened by reasons other than mental impairment – such occasions may include instances of elder abuse. In this paper I argue, however, that the post-Mental Capacity Act courts have adopted a confused and outmoded concept of the vulnerab…
Exploring the changes and challenges of Covid-19 in adult safeguarding practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a mixed-methods study on the impact that COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding. The research sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 to both frontline and non-frontline professionals working in adult safeguarding. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods project was undertaken comprising a literature review, survey, semi-structured interviews and a …
Adults at risk”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critique the conceptual and terminological shift – particularly from “vulnerability” to “adult at risk” – in adult safeguarding under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares the notion of the vulnerable adult in safeguarding, with the notion of an adult at risk under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and We…
Night-time care, article 8 and the European court of human rights
Keywords:: adult social carearticle 8autonomydignitydisabilityUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The good, the bad, and the ‘vulnerable older adult’
Recent declarations by the Court of Appeal indicate that the inherent jurisdiction has survived the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for adults considered ‘vulnerable’ and whose decision-making is threatened by reasons other than mental impairment – such occasions may include instances of elder abuse. In this paper I argue, however, that the post-Mental Capacity Act courts have adopted a confused and outmoded concept of the vulnerab…
Adults at risk”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critique the conceptual and terminological shift – particularly from “vulnerability” to “adult at risk” – in adult safeguarding under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares the notion of the vulnerable adult in safeguarding, with the notion of an adult at risk under the Care Act 2014 and the Social Services and We…
Unspoken and unthinkable
Exploring the changes and challenges of Covid-19 in adult safeguarding practice
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a mixed-methods study on the impact that COVID-19 has had on adult safeguarding. The research sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 to both frontline and non-frontline professionals working in adult safeguarding. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods project was undertaken comprising a literature review, survey, semi-structured interviews and a …
Palm Tree Justice’
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides the legal framework governing what practitioners can do, and when, where it is believed someone's capacity to make decisions is compromised by a disturbance in the functioning of the mind or the brain. In 2012 the Court of Appeal in the case of DL v A Local Authority identified a lacuna in that no legal regime existed to intervene in situations where a person did not lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Ac…
Political science (6 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Appeal (2 works)