Named/designated doctor status and judgement in child-protection scenarios

Power, Simon

doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105528

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“…Studies of the specialist safeguarding children nurse role have focused on child protection supervision and support (Crisp and Lister, ; Rowse, ) and their role in primary care reforms (Appleton, ). The implementation of the Named Doctor role in a local context has been described by Polnay and Curnock (); they were also the subject of a research study reported by Power (), who used vignettes of a child protection scenario to compare the clinical judgements of specialist and non‐specialist staff. More recently, a survey conducted by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (, pp.…”

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Doing ‘Serious Case Reviews’: The Views and Experiences of NHS Named and Designated Safeguarding Children Professionals

2013

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Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), undertaken when a child has died or been seriously harmed, are an important feature of child protection in England. They are substantial exercises, but little research has examined the everyday work processes associated with their production. This study, undertaken during 2011, explored the views and experiences of NHS Named and Designated Nurses and Doctors for Safeguarding Children about their involvement in SCRs. Nineteen telephone interviews were undertaken and the data thematically analysed. The study found that doing SCRs involved additional work and staff did not always feel fully supported or prepared. Doing SCRs is a rigid and bureaucratic process which sometimes detracted from the case itself. The study also found mixed views about the value of SCRs and the extent to which they promote learning and child‐centred practice. The findings contribute to overall understanding of how this process is undertaken, and help open up to scrutiny the work required and the challenges generated for those involved in SCRs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message: SCRs are substantial exercises; little previous research has examined their production. Undertaking SCRs requires considerable time, effort and can be emotionally difficult; NHS staff involved in their production face challenges in doing this work. Producing SCRs may distract from the value of the outcomes and the extent to which they promote learning and child‐centred practice.

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