Example 6 (follows on from example 2 above)
- Mr Thomas tried to move his wife using the hoist before the carers arrived to provide double-up support, and she fell from the hoist, sustaining a fractured neck of femur.
- Mr Thomas had been clearly told not to use the hoist on his own due to the risk of harm.
- As Mrs Thomas has suffered harm because of the direct actions of her husband a formal Safeguarding process needs to be followed using s42 of the Care Act.
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