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This practical resource is designed to support all health and social care professionals who undertake investigations as part of their role, including nurses, allied health practitioners, social workers, doctors and psychologists. It is an essential companion for novice investigators and a useful reference for more experienced staff.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Table of figures
Editors & Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
PART 1. Principles of investigation
1: Understanding and Avoiding Unconscious Bias
2: To Debrief or not to Debrief
3: The Theoretical and legal principles of formal investigations
4: Family engagement – why it matters
PART 2: Conducting the investigation.
5: Planning Investigations
6. Individual investigative Interviews
7: Managing Interpersonal dynamics, and issues with group interviews
8: Processing, reviewing and analysing material
PART 3 : Investigating in diverse environments.
9: Managing Diversity and Vulnerability
10: Serious incident investigations involving children and young people
11: Investigations in the custodial setting – practical advice
12: Investigating within the military context
13: Fitness to Practice Investigations
14: Managing Organisational Dynamics
PART 4: Post- investigation reporting, learning & development
15: Approaches to managing information post investigation
16: How to present a report & the executive summary
17: ‘Cautionary tales: investigations - the effects on staff involved’
18: The coroner’s inquest and attendance to an inquest hearing
19: Closing the loop: Creating learning from the incident
Glossary of Terms.
About the author
Alison Elliott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and Programme Lead: Offender Personality Disorder Programme.
Karen M. Wright is Professor Emerita at the University of Central Lancashire, practicing psychotherapist, Chair of an NHS research Ethics Committee, and registered nurse.
Summary
This practical resource is designed to support all health and social care professionals who undertake investigations as part of their role, including nurses, allied health practitioners, social workers, doctors and psychologists. It is an essential companion for novice investigators and a useful reference for more experienced staff.
