Other members of the One to one as required with Named or Safeguarding Children Team. Designated Doctor or Nurse. Group peer supervision as required. who carry caseloads and One to one supervision on a three to six have direct contact with children monthly basis with the Safeguarding and their families e.g. Midwives, Children team, Named Nurse/Midwife/ HVs, Primary care team, Safeguarding Lead for Service. Paediatricians, CAMHS Teams Peer review meetings, minimum monthly. and Paediatric Therapies. Staff who are not caseload Group supervision to be offered on a need holders but who deliver/offer led basis with either the Safeguarding client/patient care. e.g. Children Team or Named Nurse/Midwife for Paediatric Nursing staff, MIU Child Protection. and A&E Staff. More frequent supervision should be offered to staff who are:- Newly appointed; Returning to work a career break or long term sick; Have responsibility for significant numbers of children and young people with safeguarding issues; practice issues have been identified; Quality Assurance In recognition of the evidence (Morrison 1998) that poor protection supervision is at risk of being more dangerous than no supervision, the Safeguarding Children Supervision Strategy includes a strong governance framework and is included in the new Quality Outcomes Framework implemented across NHS Wales. This demonstrates the commitment to supporting health professionals in the participation of safeguarding children supervision. REFERENCES CWDC (2007) Providing Effective Supervision Skills for Care Department of Health (1989) London: DH Children Act 1989 Department of Health (2008) Analysing childhood deaths and serious injury through abuse and neglect: what can we learn? A biennial analysis of serious case reviews 2003-2005. University of East Anglia Department of Health (1993) A Vision for the Future HMSO London
Other members of the Safeguarding Children Team. One to one as required with Named or Designated Doctor or Nurse. Group peer supervision as required. who carry caseloads and have direct contact with children and their families e.g. Midwives, HVs, Primary care team, Paediatricians, CAMHS Teams and Paediatric Therapies. One to one supervision on a three to six monthly basis with the Safeguarding Children team, Named Nurse/Midwife/ Safeguarding Lead for Service. Peer review meetings, minimum monthly. Staff who are not caseload holders but who deliver/offer client/patient care. e.g. Paediatric Nursing staff, MIU and A&E Staff. Group supervision to be offered on a need led basis with either the Safeguarding Children Team or Named Nurse/Midwife for Child Protection. More frequent supervision should be offered to staff who are:- Newly appointed; Returning to work a career break or long term sick; Have responsibility for significant numbers of children and young people with safeguarding issues; practice issues have been identified; Quality Assurance In recognition of the evidence (Morrison 1998) that poor protection supervision is at risk of being more dangerous than no supervision, the Safeguarding Children Supervision Strategy includes a strong governance framework and is included in the new Quality Outcomes Framework implemented across NHS Wales. This demonstrates the commitment to supporting health professionals in the participation of safeguarding children supervision. REFERENCES CWDC (2007) Providing Effective Supervision Skills for Care Department of Health (1989) Children Act 1989 London: DH Department of Health (2008) Analysing childhood deaths and serious injury through abuse and neglect: what can we learn? A biennial analysis of serious case reviews 2003-2005. University of East Anglia Department of Health (1993) A Vision for the Future HMSO London