Professionals in paediatric and accident and emergency (A&E) teams have a vital role to play in spotting and responding to some of the most severe forms of child abuse and neglect. Medical staff need to be able to recognise signs of child abuse and neglect, and be clear about what action they should take if they are worried.
Reasons case reviews were commissioned
This briefing is based on case reviews published between 2013 and 2015 which have highlighted lessons for paediatric and A&E teams in hospitals to improve safeguarding practice.
In these case reviews, children died or suffered serious harm in a number of different ways:
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