Safeguarding in Health

This two-module course follows the guidance outlined in the 'Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff' intercollegiate document. It also follows the Core Skills Training Framework.

The content will help you to understand the following:

• Child maltreatment
  
  • What maltreatment is
  • How to recognise the signs of maltreatment and fabricated or induced illness
  • Assessment Frameworks & risk assessments including information on contextual safeguarding
  • Effects of parental behaviour on the child, risks to the unborn child, looked after children and maltreatment of adults at risk
  • Efective management plans, including Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 and Section 42 of the Care Act 2014
  • Legislation and Guidance including:
    • The Human Rights Act 1989
    • The Children Act 1989 & 2004
    • The Children and Social Work Act 2017
    • Working Together to to Safeguard Children 2018
    • Data Protection Act 2018
    • The Mental Capacity Act 2005
    • Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
    • The Care Act 2014 (2018)
      
      

• Information and communication
  • Information sharing and confidentiality including details on Gillick competence/Fraser guidelines
  • Effective communication and additional information on chaperones
  • Report writing and details on being a professional witness
  • Attitudes and values including information on a number of cultural or religious factors that may feature in child maltreatment
  • Lessons learnt from serious case reviews including common themes
  • Good practice, your roles and responsibilities, the impact of safeguarding on professionals and training

Safeguarding in Health, what are my buying options?

Buy as a standalone course

This course costs £32.50 excl. VAT and you can buy online today.

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Buy as part of a training package

This course is included as part of EduCare for Health: Health & Social Care, that maps to both the Care Certificate* and the UK Core Skills Training Framework for health (CSTF).

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