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Safeguarding Adult Reviews and 7-Minute Briefings are published below as they are completed.

Review nameDate of publicationReview document linksRecommendation themes
SAR ChloeMay 2026
  • Professional Curiosity 
  • Trauma Informed Approach 
  • Cross Boarder Working
  • Hospital Discharges
  • Mental Health Services
  • Alcohol dependency/co-occurring conditions
Contextual Suicide Thematic Review
  • The Impact on children of bereavement by suicide
  • Trauma arising from removal of a child
  • Self-Neglect
  • Mental Capacity / Mental Health Services
SAR James27 November 2025
  • Alcohol dependency/co-occurring conditions
  • Self-neglect
  • Mental health
  • Homelessness
  • Suicidal Ideation
SAR Jeanette26 November 2025
  • Coercion and Control in cared for relationship
SAR Mike20 September 2024• UK Mental Health Act Admissions
• Repatriation to the UK
• Cross Border Issues
• Response to third party reports of Mental Health concerns
• Right Care Right Person
• Work place mental health concerns
SAR R19 August 2024• Pica type behaviours
• Communication
Miss W8 July 2024• Multi-agency working
• Legal literacy
• Self-neglect
• Alcohol dependency/co-occurring conditions
• Communication between agencies and information sharing
• Professional curiosity
Barbara4 December 2023• Multi-agency working
• Legal literacy
• Mental health
• Delayed discharge

Seven Minute Briefings 
SARs are published both as 7-Minute Briefings and more detailed reports with recommendations for any changes to the way services are provided. 7-Minute Briefings come from a technique used by the FBI. They are based on research which suggests that seven minutes is an ideal time span to concentrate and learn. Learning from SARs has also been used to create 7-Minute briefings covering a range the following themes:

National Analysis of SARs 
The second national analysis of SARs completed between April 2019 and March 2023, in England, was produced by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). Its purpose was to identify priorities for sector-led improvement including learning from Covid-19. A copy of the report can be found here. 

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