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Safeguarding adults at risk of harm

BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2716 (Published 14 May 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f2716

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No Adult Protective Services Agency in Trinidad and Tobago

The government of Trinidad and Tobago has not established an adult abuse agency to protect disabled, elderly, mentally ill adults and adults with learning disabilities from abuse and neglect. The government allows these vulnerable adults to be abused, neglected and exploited in their homes, nursing homes, hospitals and the community. Despite ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the government of Trinidad and Tobago does not comply with the Articles concerning violence, abuse and exploitation. Vulnerable Adults have no agency to call when they are being abused and are left to suffer till they die at the hands of the abuser due to the inaction of the State to establish Adult Protection Services Agencies.

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23 September 2016
Zaheer Seepersad
Disabled
Chaguanas Trinidad West Indies

Re: Safeguarding adults at risk of harm in Trinidad and Tobago

In Trinidad and Tobago doctors registered with the GMC do not see themselves as having any responsibility to safeguard vulnerable adults.Safeguarding adults by registered GMC doctors is not a recognized phenomenon among doctors in Trinidad.One wonders whether these same doctors make referrals to the local authorities when practising in the UK or turn a blind eye as they do in Trinidad

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12 February 2016
Zaheer Seepersad
Disabled
37 Diamond Boulevard Boodram Development Enterprise Chaguanas Trinidad West Indies
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