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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings
There are about 1,000 children and young people held in secure settings at any one time. They are some of the most vulnerable, often suffering poor physical and mental health. These standards - first published in 2013, and refreshed in 2019 for England - help healthcare professionals, commissioners,...
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Service specification for the clinical evaluation of children and young people who may have been sexually abused
This outlines the standards for the provision of a paediatric forensic medical service for children and young people who may have been sexually abused. These standards are produced by a working group of the RCPCH Child Protection Standing Committee in partnership with the Faculty of Forensic and Leg...