Child protection

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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Child protection

Refugee

Committee

Child Protection Systematic Reviews and Publications Subcommittee

This Subcommittee oversees the child protection systematic reviews (formally CORE-Info) programme of work.

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Redeployment of health visitors has left vulnerable children at risk

29 July 2020

Health visitors fear the needs of vulnerable children have been missed due to staff redeployment to support the COVID-19 workforce, according to a new UCL survey.

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We've updated our Companion on the timing of blood investigations for fractures

16 June 2020

Changes have been made to our Child Protection Companion's chapter 9, ''Recognition of physical abuse' to accommodate suggested amendments by the British Paediatric and Adolescent Bone Group on the timing of blood investigations for fractures.

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New Child Protection Portal: a brilliant resource for a sad subject

16 June 2020

It is with some sadness that I can announce that the College’s excellent resources on child protection are now available in a bespoke website.

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Safeguarding children is everyone’s business

27 May 2020

Often the terms ‘safeguarding’ and ‘child protection’ are used interchangeably, but in fact they are quite distinct. While safeguarding refers to all children, child protection refers distinctly to protecting individual children identified as suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm as a res...

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Child Protection Portal - about

Our dedicated website provides essential and evidence-based resources to help inform clinical practice, child protection procedures and professional and expert opinion in the legal system.

Safeguarding

Child protection

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Imaging in cases of suspected physical abuse in children - online learning

When managing children who have experienced suspected physical abuse, producing high quality images is crucial in enabling effective investigation of these complex cases.

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Increasing number of vacancies in vulnerable children and families lead roles across the UK

13 January 2020

Rising demand and workforce shortages are leading to vacancies in vulnerable children and families lead roles across the UK, according to research published today by RCPCH. The findings also reveal that many Trusts, Health Boards, and CCGs have yet to create roles for child deaths, Looked After Chil...

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Improving forensic services for victims of sexual assault in Scotland - consultation response

In May 2019 the RCPCH Child Protection Subcommittee (Scotland) responded to Equally Safe, a consultation on legislation to improve forensic medical services for victims of rape and sexual assault.

Safeguarding

Child protection

Sexual abuse