In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Professor Michael Preston-Shoot about the second national analysis of safeguarding adults reviews he recently led with Professor Suzy Braye. We talk about the background and context, and he draws out some of the key themes, before we conclude with asking whether SARs actually achieve anything.

The three reports coming from the analysis can be found here:

Stage 1: Case characteristics; nature of the abuse and neglect; SAR reviewing process

Stage 2: Analysis of learning

Stage 3: Conclusions and improvement priorities

The Safe Care at Home Review Michael talks about can be found here.

As Michael mentioned, he is happy to be contacted for further details of the work or its implications. His email address is [email protected].

The video of our discussion can be found here.