Safeguarding

Safeguarding children

It is very important that we have robust systems in place to ensure that children are protected from harm. Monitor, our independent regulator, requires us to demonstrate that:

• we meet statutory requirements regarding Criminal Records Bureau checks
  
• child protection policies and systems are updated and robust, including a process for following up children who miss outpatient appointments and a system for flagging children for whom there are safeguarding concern
  
• all eligible staff have undertaken and are updated with safeguarding training at level one taking account of emerging messages from the national review of safeguarding training
  
• named professionals are clear about their roles and have sufficient time and support to undertake them
  
• there is a Board level executive director lead for safeguarding, the Board reviews safeguarding across the organisation at least once a year and has robust audit programmes to assure it that safeguarding systems and processes are working
  

The Board of Directors has confirmed our compliance with these.