Care Quality Commission (2022) Safeguarding people.

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Gov. UK (2005) Mental Capacity Act 2005, c. 9.

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Health and Social Care Board: Northern Ireland Adult Safeguarding Partnership (2016) Adult safeguarding operational procedures. Belfast: RQIA

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NHS England (2026) Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk in the NHS. NHS UK

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NHS Wales (no date) Governance e-Manual: Standard 2.7 Safeguarding children and safeguarding adults at risk.

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Royal College of Nursing (2024) Adult safeguarding: roles and competencies for health care staff. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2023) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2020) Guidance for nurses and midwives to support those affected by domestic abuse. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2023) Modern slavery and trafficking. London: RCN.

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RCN Learn: Modern slavery and human trafficking

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Royal College of Nursing: First steps for healthcare assistants.

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Intercollegiate document) (2025) Safeguarding children and young people & children and young people in care: Competencies for health care staff. 

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Welsh Government (2012) (updated 2026) Safeguarding guidance.

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Administration for Children and Families (USA) Resources screening tool for victims of human trafficking.

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Anka A, Thacker H, Penhale B, Lloyd-Smith W and Booth B (2025) Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding Adults. 1st edn. London: Routledge.

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Barber P et al (2023) Mental health law in England and Wales: a guide for mental health professionals. London: Learning Matters. 

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Bond E and Phippen A (2022) Safeguarding adults online: perspectives on rights to participation. Bristol: Bristol University Press.

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Burton S and Reid J (2018) Safeguarding and protecting children in the early years. London: Routledge. Taylor & Francis.

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Frost N (2021) Safeguarding children and young people: a guide for professionals working together. London: Sage.

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Holmes D (ed.) (2022) Safeguarding young people: risk, rights, resilience and relationships, Jessica Kingsley: London.

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Keeling J and Goosey D (2021) Safeguarding across the life span, SAGE: London. 

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Northway R and Hopes P (2022) Learning disability nursing: developing professional practice. St Albans: Critical Publishing.

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Spreadbury K and Hubbard R (2020) The adult safeguarding practice handbook. Bristol: Policy Press.

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Starns B (2019) Safeguarding adults together under the Care Act 2014: a multi-agency practice guide. St Albans: Critical Publishing.

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Wate R and Boulton N (2019) Multi agency safeguarding in a public protection world: a handbook for protecting children and vulnerable adults. 2nd edn. Shoreham by Sea: Pavilion.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.  

• Safeguarding adults
• Safeguarding and the law
• Safeguarding children and young people
• Safeguarding for nurses

Use these links to see details of journal articles on each topic. 

• Child protection for nurses
• Elder abuse
• Safeguarding adults
• Safeguarding children and young people

Journal titles of interest for safeguarding include: 

• The Journal of Adult Protection
• Learning Disability Practice
• Mental Health Practice
• Nursing Children and Young People
• Nursing Older People