Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

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(a) (b) (c) (d) In the event of actual injury, take immediate action to secure medical treatment for the child and contact the General Practitioner. If abuse is suspected, notify the Duty Social Worker in the child’s local area. A list of addresses and telephone numbers is contained in Appendix 3. A full report for the Line Manager should be provided. A report must also be prepared for the Case Conference which the nurse, or if unavailable, appropriate deputy should attend. 2.11 Community Nurse Manager/Child Protection Specialist 2.11.1 The Community Nurse Manager/Child Protection Specialist will be responsible for: (a) (b) Supporting and advising the Community Nurse about their role in the case. Ensuring that all necessary procedures have been carried out and initiating any procedure which has been omitted. 2.12 Dental Practitioners 2.12.1 It is not the responsibility of Dental Practitioners to make the diagnosis of child abuse but rather to identify the possibility of child abuse during examination. This applies to older children as much as to infants and young children. 2.12.2 As well as physical abuse, it should be remembered that children are also subject to other forms of abuse including sexual and emotional abuse. 2.12.3 Warning signs of physical abuse may include intraoral and facial injuries and other types of abuse will require observation of: • the nature of the relationship between parent and child • the child’s reaction to other people • the child’s reaction to dental examination • general demeanour of the child • any comments made by the child and/or parent giving concern about the child’s upbringing or lifestyle 2.12.4 Any delay in drawing the attention of the Social Work Department Managers to worries or concerns about possible abuse or neglect can be very dangerous for the child. Deciding to give parents or carers the benefit of the doubt without sharing suspicions and 22
properly investigating them can also be very dangerous. Early recognition of abuse or neglect can prevent serious harm to children by ensuring that appropriate action is taken when it is likely to be most effective. 2.12.6 (a) Who should be consulted/informed within the agency? 2.12.7 For all cases where there is a suspicion of possible abuse, dentists should seek the advice of either the relevant Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry or Consultant in Dental Public Health for their area of operation (or their authorised deputies). East Ayrshire Council is served by Ayrshire and Arran Health Board. 2.12.8 For those dentists working in the community dental service the Dental Service Manager or Senior Dental Officer should be contacted first. 2.12.9 In those cases where suspicions are aroused the following steps should be taken according to the location of the examination: (i) (ii) In the case of a child being examined or treated in a preschool or play group, nursery school or school the Head Teacher or Play Group Leader should be informed. In the case of a child being examined or treated in any other location such as a clinic or surgery the child’s General Practitioner or a Community Paediatrician (See section 2.7 + 2.7.1) should be told in order to arrange for a medical examination. The reason for your suspicions should be given. 2.12.10 (b) When and how should others be told? 2.12.11 Direct contact should be made in person or by telephone with the General Practitioner or Community Paediatrician in the case of children treated within clinics or in a surgery. The Head Teacher should also be contacted directly or by telephone in cases where children have been treated or examined in schools. These people should be contacted immediately. 2.12.12 (c) What needs to be recorded? 2.12.13 All records of the visit, medical and dental history, and discussions should be recorded in full and in some circumstances it may be necessary to provide diagrams or even in some cases photographs. This record should be completed immediately. 2.12.14 (d) Who makes the decision about future action? 23
Page 1 and 2: CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURES The Eas
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Page 7 and 8: APPENDICES Appendix 1: The Main Tas
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Page 31 and 32: public interest to prosecute. It is
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Page 35 and 36: made available. The criminal aspect
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of making this decision. It may wel
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4.6 Professionals and Others 4.6.1
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his or his wishes and feelings and
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4.13.1 Once a child’s name has be
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4.18 Key worker 4.18.1 A key worker
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Section 5 The Child Protection Regi
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5.7.1 There are two Child Protectio
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5.15 A Registered Child moving into
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SECTION 6 Informing and Consulting
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• The procedure for making an app
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for recall or variation the Team Le
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notification for the application fo
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7.22.7 If an emergency authorisatio
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(e) (f) (g) (h) Having undertaken i
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procedures for application to a She
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Families) or equivalent. It will be
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there is significant concern for th
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(o) Where there is disagreement abo
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(b) (c) (d) (e) No explanation of t
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Abdominal Injuries In a few cases,
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• Unusual genital odour. • Anxi
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APPENDIX 3 Referral/Reporting Conta
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Glossary of Medical Terms and Condi
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Appendix 5 HIV and other blood-born
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APPENDIX 6 List of Sign Language In
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APPENDIX 8 East Ayrshire Council Ch
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Risk Assessment Risk Assessment is
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Assessment and Supervision of Sex O
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Help To: The Director of Social Wor
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APPENDIX 11 EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL E
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