Podcasts

Podcasts are a quick and easy way to listen to topics of interest at a time to suit you.

Investment scams

The investment scams podcast has been produced by colleagues from Derbyshire County Council’s Community Safety Unit and Derbyshire Police as part of an awareness raising campaign co-ordinated by the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board for Scams Awareness Week, 21 to 27 October 2024.

The podcast looks at the tactics that criminals use to target people and uses a case study based on a real life case of an investment scam. The overarching message throughout the podcast is to “Stop! Think Fraud”.

Doorstep scams and crime

In our doorstep crimes podcast, Rachel Daniels from Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards explains this type of crime, which includes rogue traders, bogus callers and distraction burglaries. Rachel provides information about what to look out for, your rights, how to seek support and how to report this type of crime.

Telephone scams

In our telephone scams podcast. Jamie Dean from Derbyshire County Council Community Safety and Tammy Barnes from Derbyshire Police discuss the strategies used by telephone scammers and how to keep yourself safe. The podcast has information about where to find advice about spotting scams and how to report them. It also includes a short film from Derbyshire Police's sock it to the scammers campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of commonly reported fraud attempts in Derbyshire and how to stop them. 

Unpaid carers

In Derbyshire there are over 93,000 unpaid carers, according to the 2011 census.

Three in five people will become a carer at some point in their lives for a family member, friend or neighbour, and almost everyone will know family members, friends and colleagues who are carers, so it’s a role that many of us will occupy at some stage in our lives.

Unpaid carers may not recognise themselves as a carer and may see their carer role as part of being a husband, wife, partner, sibling, parent, child or friend.

It’s important for unpaid carers to recognise themselves in this role, in order for their contributions to be acknowledged and them be accorded their legal rights under the Care Act. It is a priority area of work for the DSAB to prevent safeguarding concerns arising in carer relationships by ensuring carers and the people they care for know how to access support and advice to keep them safe and well.

In the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB) carers podcast, Tom Brown, who is the Senior Practitioner with the DSAB, chats with Bev and Lisa, about their experiences as unpaid carers. Tom also talks with Jude Boyle who is the Carers Lead at Derbyshire County Council and Helen Weston who is the Interim CEO from Derbyshire Carers Association.

Multiagency Adult Risk Management (MARM)

Our Multiagency Adult Risk Management (MARM) process podcast has been designed to support your understanding of the MARM process in Derbyshire.

This podcast offers frontline staff and managers a practical, accessible way to explore how the MARM process works, why it matters, and how it can be applied effectively in day-to-day practice, and includes tips to help you navigate complex risk situations collaboratively.

  • Gain clarity on the MARM process and its application

  • Learn how to improve outcomes for adults at risk

  • Listen anytime—whether you're commuting, on a break, or catching up at home 

However, we would encourage professionals to read the MARM policy and practice guidance along with a flowchart, referral form and the other documentation you will need. 

We encourage all staff—especially those working directly with adults at risk—to tune in and share with your teams.

Learning from lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)

Natalie Gee, Service Manager for Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board talks with Lisa Coppinger, Local Area Contact (LAC) for LeDeR with the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board about learning from lives and deaths of people with a Learning Disability and autistic people (LeDeR) and why the work is important in relation to safeguarding adults in Derbyshire.