Safeguarding adults in health and social care

Everyone has the right to be safe and to live a life free from harm. Safeguarding means putting measures in place to promote people’s human rights and their health and wellbeing, and empowering people to protect themselves.
At the moment, adult safeguarding in Ireland does not have a specific legislative framework, so the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) www.hiqa.ie and the Mental Health Commission (MHC) www.mhcirl.ie are developing national standards for safeguarding adults in health, including mental health, and social care services.