Hi, this is Tom, and in this episode I'm going to be going through child safeguarding.

And you can find notes at zero to finals.com slash safeguarding and in the zero to finals pediatrics book.

And you can find flashcards and questions to train your knowledge at members.0.0.finals.com.

So let's jump straight in.

Safeguarding involves all aspects of minimizing risk and promoting the welfare of a child.

Child protection involves the active process of protecting a child who is at risk of or suffering

significant harm. A child in need refers to a child who is likely to require input from services

to achieve or maintain their health or development, or is disabled.

The Department for Education publishes the Working Together to Safeguard Children

2023 Statutory Guidance, which provides the framework for a multidisciplinary approach to

safeguarding children. This builds on the Children Act

1989 and the Children Act 2004. Safeguarding is an essential part of the role of anyone

working with children. Children are vulnerable to abuse and do not have the means to protect

themselves or look out for themselves.

It's the responsibility of healthcare professionals to take a child-centered approach and act in the

best interests of the child. This is a summary and overview to help your basic understanding for

exams and is not a substitute for safeguarding training you may

require for clinical practice. When you have safeguarding concerns, discuss these with a senior

who can advise on the appropriate course of action. Let's go through the types of abuse.

The basic types of abuse are physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Other types of abuse also

exist such as exploitation, online grooming and forced marriage. Let's go through the risk factors.

There are many risk factors for abuse.

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