Hospital staff asked to look for trafficked children
Tom Lloyd
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Child protection charity NSPCC is asking staff in ports, airports, and hospitals to look out for children who may have been trafficked.
The charity is sending posters to nearly 2,000 airlines, airports, accident and emergency departments, and bus and coach stations to promote awareness of the problem.
Mandy John-Baptiste, manager of NSPCC's child trafficking advice line, said: "These children are brought in with false identification documents, are usually separated from their parents, and rarely registered with GPs.
"This means they frequently turn-up in hospital accident and emergency departments. It's a problem that needs urgent action but we can only help them if people call us when they have suspicions about a child."
Mandy John-Baptiste, manager of NSPCC's child trafficking advice line, said: "These children are brought in with false identification documents, are usually separated from their parents, and rarely registered with GPs.
"This means they frequently turn-up in hospital accident and emergency departments. It's a problem that needs urgent action but we can only help them if people call us when they have suspicions about a child."
