The guidance follows a joint chief inspectors' report on safeguardingchildren, published in July. Although it found most health organisationshad designated doctors and nurses as child protection leads, many werenot given enough time to fulfil their duties.
Fiona Smith, children and young people's advisor at the Royal College ofNursing, said it was working alongside a number of royal colleges,including those representing paediatricians, midwives and the CommunityPractitioners and Health Visitors Association, to produce theguidance.
She added that it was important for the child protection role to beworked into job descriptions and competencies.
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