Safeguarding

Safeguarding means protecting people’s health, welfare and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is fundamental to high quality health and social care.

(Quality Care Commission, online, 2015)

Here at the Practice we have two  safeguarding lead GP’s:

  • Dr. E. Baines (lead)
  • Dr. C. Ingram (deputy)

You can of course speak to anyone here at the practice if you have any concerns regarding someone you know.

You can also report any concerns directly to the appropriate authorities and there are links and further information below for both Adult and Children Safeguarding Teams

Safeguarding Children

name-calling
saying nasty things to or about a child or their family.
hitting a child
pushing a child
physical assault
making threats
undermining a child
excluding a child from a friendship group or activities
excluding a child from online games, activities or friendship groups
sending threatening, upsetting or abusive messages
creating and sharing embarrassing or malicious images or videos
‘trolling’ – sending menacing or upsetting messages on social networks, chat rooms or online games
voting for or against someone in an abusive poll
setting up hate sites or groups about a particular child
creating fake accounts, hijacking or stealing online identities to embarrass a young person or cause trouble using their name

Speaking-Up

If you are experiencing abuse (as above) you can speak to:

Support

Get Support | Childline 

Advice for young people (kidscape.org.uk)

Early Help

The Early Help Front Door Service is a single point of contact for partner agencies, children, young people and their families, focused on making sure that the right support is put in place as soon as it is needed.

The Early Help front door ensures that all enquiries and contacts are directed to a dedicated team of Early Help professionals, providing a seamless process so children and families will receive the right level of support in a timely way to help them achieve the best possible outcomes.

The type of things Early Help can support with include:

  • Concerns about child’s health, development or behaviour
  • How a child is doing at school
  • Housing or financial concerns
  • Children who may be affected by domestic abuse, drugs, alcohol, ill health or crime

Early Help & Support Team – 0345 578 9021

Early help | Shropshire Council