Safeguarding Adults Partnership Review for Irene has been published
A Safeguarding Adults Partnership Review into the death of Irene (pseudonym) has been published today by the Norfolk Community Safety Partnership and Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board.
Irene was 83 when she was killed by her husband George (pseudonym), before he took his own life, in 2022. The couple were described as happy and devoted throughout their relationship and did not want to be parted from one another. In recent years, Irene had been living with a medical condition that rendered her dependent upon her husband, George.
The learning and recommendations from this review highlight themes around supporting practitioners to feel confident to speak with patients about domestic abuse and suicide intention in a routine and safe way. Acknowledging the consideration of Dignitas as a potential future risk of suicide; hearing the patient's voice; the safeguarding implications of carers' fatigue and the impact that has on both people, and challenging the unconscious bias around domestic abuse not happening in older adults.
You can read the report here
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