Lone Working in Social Work Question Title * 1. What percentage of time do you spend as a lone worker without immediate access to a colleague for support? 0-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% OK Question Title * 2. How safe do you feel lone working? Very Safe Safe Neither Safe nor Unsafe Unsafe Very Unsafe If not safe, how often do you feel like this? OK Question Title * 3. What equipment do you use have to ensure your safety? Do you always use it? if not, why not? OK Question Title * 4. Have you had training around lone working i.e. breakaways techniques or de-escalation training to use in your role? Yes No If Yes, which training? OK Question Title * 5. Does your role involve work outside of normal office hours? Yes No OK Question Title * 6. When you are out of the office setting, does your line manger always know where you are? Yes No If Yes, how? OK Question Title * 7. Does you line manager/time manager have your personal details including personal mobile, home address, details of your car and an Emergency contact if required urgently? Yes No OK Question Title * 8. Does your setting have a lone working policy and risk assessment? Yes No If yes, do you know where to find it and is it regularly annually? If not, do you know why not? OK Question Title * 9. Do you always even for urgent assessments, check the person’s risk assessment or make contact with the referrer to provide details before visiting? Yes No OK Question Title * 10. Do you believe you receive adequate information at the point of referral to you in regards to a person’s risk history? Yes No OK Question Title * 11. How effective are the lone working arrangements in your setting? Very Effective Effective Neither Effective nor Ineffective Ineffective Very Ineffective How do you feel they could be improved? OK Question Title * 12. Have you ever had an incident whilst lone working? Yes No What support did you get and who from? What follow-up did you receive? OK Question Title * 13. Has the amount of time or percentage you spend as a lone worker increased or decreased over the last year? Increased Decreased What is the reason for the change? OK Question Title * 14. Is lone working and risk assessments a standard item on your team/business meeting agenda? Yes No OK DONE