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Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding Children. Catherine Hall Head of Safeguarding, RCCG. Safeguarding Children. Safeguarding is Everybody's Business. All agencies and professionals have a responsibility to: Be alert to potential indicators of abuse or neglect

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Safeguarding Children

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  1. Safeguarding Children Catherine Hall Head of Safeguarding, RCCG

  2. Safeguarding Children

  3. Safeguarding is Everybody's Business All agencies and professionals have a responsibility to: • Be alert to potential indicators of abuse or neglect • Be alert to the risks of harm that individual abusers, or potential abusers may pose to children • Be aware of where and how to access advice and support to raise concerns

  4. What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding is the promotion of the welfare of children and is defined as: • Protecting children from maltreatment • Preventing impairment of children’s health or development • Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care • Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes Working Together 2015

  5. What is Child Protection? ‘Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare. This refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm’. Working Together, 2015

  6. Abuse and Neglect • Physical Abuse • Neglect • Emotional Abuse • Sexual Abuse

  7. Definitions • Child – Up to 18th birthday • Children with disabilities may access services until they reach 23 years

  8. Referral Process - Children Always document your discussions and actions in the patients records

  9. What is MASH?Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub • Agencies based together at Riverside House that will share information to inform decision making for referrals that are made to Social Care • This is a new model of working from 1st April 2015

  10. Local & National Safeguarding Children Guidance • Children Act (1989, 2004) • Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015) : A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children • Nice Guidance –When to Suspect Maltreatment (2009) • GMC – Protecting Children & Young People: the responsibilities of all doctors (July 2012) • Rotherham Safeguarding Board Child Protection Procedures

  11. Mandatory Training - Children

  12. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING! Professional Curiosity – It’s ok to ask!

  13. The original presentation was produce by TRFT’s team for their “Safeguarding Week, 6 - 10 July 2015, we have adapted the information for this audience to ensure we get the same message to all Thank you Catherine Hall Head of Safeguarding, RCCG

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