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Dr Tony Calland is the Chairman of the British Medical Association's Medical Ethics Committee. He discusses his background as a physician, his interest in medical ethics and the work of his Committee. He explains who vulnerable adults typically are, what makes them vulnerable, and the things that they are vulnerable to. He talks about safeguarding vulnerable adults, what’s really meant by safeguarding, and what the basics of safeguarding for vulnerable adults really are. He explains what’s meant by abuse and neglect and how safeguarding works in such situations. He describes family physicians’
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