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203625  |
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| Title: |
What's in a Name? Named Doctor in Child Protection--Interpretation and Implementation of the Role |
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| Journal: |
Child Abuse Review Volume:12 Issue:5 Dated:September-October 2003 Pages:335-346 |
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| Author(s): |
Janet C. Polnay; David A. Curnock |
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| Date Published: |
September 2003 |
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| Page Count: |
12 |
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| Publisher: |
http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
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| Type: |
Program/Project Description |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United Kingdom |
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| Annotation: |
This paper describes how the role of the "named doctor" in child
protection has been implemented in Nottingham City Hospital (England) and identifies some of the challenges of this effort.
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| Abstract: |
The model job description for the "named doctor" developed by the
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health lists 12 duties that
include responsibility for the organization of training and
clinical supervision of all doctors who are in regular contact
with children. Nottingham City Hospital created the post of the
named doctor in child protection in 1998. Under this program,
training and induction sessions for staff were properly organized
for the first time, and child protection work was audited and the
results analyzed. In addition to a named doctor, a named nurse
was also appointed to assume specialized duties in child
protection. This paper outlines the responsibilities of the named
doctor under the following general areas: training, supervision,
governance, management, and communication. This paper also
discusses the organization and updating of the training program
for the hospital's pediatric department and other departments,
the availability and clarity of mandated child protection
procedures, and the adherence of auditing to model child
protection procedures. The paper notes that over three audits
conducted from 1999 through 2002, performance scores gradually
increased in the following areas: referral pattern, referrals
followed up in writing in the required time period, and the
quality of the information sent to social services.
Recommendations for the future are to include peer review
meetings to discuss cases, greater interagency involvement at
updating sessions, and a more effective method of recording child
protection treatment issues in the case notes. Further, national
standards should be set for auditing child protection in
hospitals. 1 table, 1 figure, and 14 references
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile victims |
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| Index Term(s): |
Child abuse detection; Child abuse reporting; Child protection services; Foreign crime prevention; Hospitals; Physician child abuse neglect role |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=203625 |
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