Safeguarding children: Was not brought

Why was this child not brought?

How do we react to the missed appointment? It is a busy clinic (is there any other type?) and the first reaction is likely to be relief. Then there is the realisation that some thought may need to be applied to the child who was not brought. Then there is the remembrance that there is a policy to be followed. Perhaps, it would have been easier if the child had come to the clinic... There are a ...

Safeguarding children: a call to action.

Since Kempe’s description, almost 50 years ago, of the “battered baby”, we have become all too familiar with sexual and emotional abuse of children, neglect, fabricated illness, bullying, and exposure to domestic violence. In many countries the catalogue of abuse and exploitation also includes female genital mutilation, child traffi cking and prostitution, sweatshop labour, and coercive enrolme...

Safeguarding Children Guide for Nurses Midwives?

Introduction What is `safeguarding'? The Victoria Climbie inquiry Nursing evidence to the inquiry Inquiry recommendations The Government response National Service Frameworks A safeguarding guide for nurses and midwives The universality of nursing and midwifery Professional accountability Core attributes The scale of the problem Underpinning philosophy Outline of the remaining chapters Messages...

Safeguarding children from fabricated or induced illness.

Sexual abuse of street children brought to an observation home.

This study was conducted to assess the magnitude and pattern of sexual abuse among male inmates of an observation home in Delhi. A total of 189 boys aged 6 to 18 years were assessed for sexual abuse using Finkelhors scale and Child Maltreatment History Self-Report followed by clinical examination using American Medical Associations guidelines. Majority of boys were runaways and 38.1 percent had...