Toolkit expands to help safeguard at-risk adults

Following trial periods in several clinical settings, the purple pathway (WNB-ARR) is now to download.

The pathway extends the scope of the BDA’s existing safeguarding pathways and joins the green, pink and blue pathways for children and young people who miss appointments. The purple pathway follows the familiar style of the existing pathways to promote a patient centred approach to the safeguarding of adults at risk of harm and encourages early intervention and communication with relevant professionals.

The BDA has worked with James Bird, NIHR in-practice fellow and senior dental officer and Jenny Harris, consultant in paediatric dentistry to update the ‘Implementation Guide’. The downloadable flowchart is accompanied by template letters and template notes to make the implementation of the pathway straightforward.