RCPCH lead
Dr Vicki Walker currently leads on looked after children on the RCPCH Child Protection Standing Committee. She also collaborates with the British Association of Adoption and Fostering (Coram BAAF) Health Advisors Group Committee.
Knowledge, skills and competence of healthcare staff
Developed in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of General Practitioners (2015), this document provides a framework for healthcare staff to understand their role and responsibilities for meeting the needs of looked after children.
It sets out the required knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required with the aim of improving life experiences for some of the most vulnerable children in society. It also includes model job descriptions.
Download Looked after children: knowledge, skills and competences of health care staff below
Promoting health and wellbeing
The Department of Health and the Department of Education (2015) produced statutory guidance on the planning, commissioning and delivery of health services for looked after children in England. The guidance is relevant for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England, alongside health professionals and professionals working in children's services.
Statutory guidance: Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked after children
NICE public health guidance
This guidance focuses on how organisations, professionals and carers can work together to help looked after children and young people reach their full potential and enjoy the same opportunities in life as their peers.