Adults Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

What is a MASH?

The Adults Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub is a team of professionals from a range of organisations and agencies who work together to protect adults who may be at risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

The MASH aims to improve the responses to safeguarding concerns through stronger links and better information sharing between organisations and agencies to lead to better outcomes for adults.

Which agencies are involved in Barnet’s Adults MASH?

Some of the agencies involved in the MASH are listed below and links with other organisations are being developed on a regular basis:

• Adult Social Care
• Barnet Metropolitan Police
• Primary Care Trust/GP’s
• Barnet Enfield Haringey Mental Health Trust
• Hospital Trusts
• Solace Women’s Aid
• Barnet Homes
• London Ambulance
• London Fire Brigade
• Barnet Mencap
• Barnet drug and alcohol treatment service

 If you are concerned about an adult who may be at risk of abuse, harm or neglect you can make a referral or contact Social Care Direct on 020 8359 5000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or 020 8359 2000 (out of hours).

Report adult abuse

You can report adult abuse by completing our form:

• Adult Referral form (PDF 76.1KB)
• Adult Referral form (ODT 40KB)

Once you've completed the form, please email it to socialcaredirect@barnet.gov.uk