Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Help  | Site Index  | Site Map  | Printer Friendly Version  | Change Contrast

Adult Protection

What is abuse?

Abuse is mistreatment by any other person or persons that violates a person’s human and civil rights. The abuse can vary from treating someone with disrespect, in a way that significantly affects the person’s quality of life, to causing actual physical suffering.

Abuse can happen anywhere – in a residential or nursing home, a hospital, in the workplace, at a day centre or educational establishment, in supported housing or in the street.

If you are being abused or have concerns about a vulnerable adult please contact Adult and Community Services Safeguarding Adults Team as soon as possible.Oldham Council and its partner agencies take the protection of vulnerable adults extremely seriously. They will investigate your concerns sensitively.

How to contact the Safeguarding Adults Team

You can contact via the Adult Duty and Intervention Service:

Phone: 0161 770 1515

Fax: 0161 770 1519

Email: adis@oldham.gov.uk

Post: The Adult Duty and Intervention Service, The Link Centre,140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ

For more information

For more information about adult protection please see our detailed fact sheet:

• Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse (Standard Print)

• Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse (Large Print)

Updated CO/07/2008

Social Care & Welfare:

Search

Advanced Search