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Back Page: Social Claire - Safety is at the heart of care

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Claire is reminded how important safety is when dealing with children.

I am a real stickler for health and safety - so much so in fact that I have earned the sad title of the "building moaner". You can guarantee that when the outside bins are full to bursting and when there are numerous ciggy butts littering our doorstep, I'll be the one sorting it out. When you have several agencies using the same building, someone has to.

So I was freaked out recently, when after a chat with a colleague she turned, tripped and crashed right to the bottom of our stairwell. I had just suggested that we went out for a drink that week and all she needed to say was no, but instead she threw herself down the stairs. Seriously though, her screams stayed with me for ages, and she spent weeks in hospital with a leg broken in several places.

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