Mini conference - 21st March 2007

The London Safeguarding Children Health Professionals Network was launched with a mini-conference on March 21st, 2007. Papers from this event are available to download below:

 Agenda (498Kb)
 Meeting notes (65Kb)
SHA role - Trish Morris-Thompson, SHA Children's Safeguarding Lead, NHS London (363Kb)
LSCB health representative perspective - Briony Ladbury, Safeguarding Children Manager, Mayday Hospital, Croydon (61Kb)
 DH Safeguarding children update - March 2007 (30.5kb)
 DH Leadership programme flier (29kb)
 DH Support and Information Forum (SAIF) flier - LSCB conference draft (43kb)
 DH projects in progress by theme SCRI (102kb)

Main outcomes from the mini-conference

• The London Safeguarding Children Board should set up a health sub-group, to be chaired by a PCT Director of Children's Services;
• The SHA will consider inconsistencies of status for links to the LSCBs, along with "Working Together 2006";
• Supervision appears to be a key gap in effective safeguarding, and the SHA will look into creating pan-London provision;
• Regarding a pre- and post-registration strategy for higher education institutions:
• The SHA will ensure that pre-registration has a safeguarding element;
• The SHA will push for prioritisation of the safeguarding element;
• The London Board health sub-group will manage this budget.