Safeguarding

Resource

Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards

These standards aim to improve children and young people’s experience of initial health assessments (IHAs), their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. They were published by �鶹��ý in November 2025 and are badged by CoramBAAF.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Models of care

Resource

Safeguarding children and young people and CYP in care: competencies for health care staff (ICD)

The 5th edition of this Intercollegiate Document (ICD) is published on a dedicated website as of autumn 2025. It outlines competencies for each of the five levels of health care staff who support children and young people and for senior managers and executives.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Course

Child Protection in Scotland: From examination to court [CPEC] (Level 3) - online two-day course

27 May 2026

Paediatricians have a key role in both providing written evidence and presenting as a professional witness in family, criminal or civil proceedings in child protection cases. This two day online course, with pre-course activities, provides paediatricians with the skills required to fulfil these duti...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Document

Project AEGIS : Advancing Equity for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees - A Blueprint for Generalisable Interventions, and resources

Project AEGIS used an innovative, mixed methods research approach to answer critical questions about the health, education and social care outcomes of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR). Our report, published in summer 2026, presents the findings and identifies five p...

Community child health

Resource

National strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in Wales 2025-35 - consultation response

In October 2025, we responded to a Welsh Government consultation on its draft 10-year national strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in Wales.

Health policy

Safeguarding

Course

Children, Violence and Safeguarding (Level 3) - online

08 June 2026

This course looks at the impact of violence on children and young people and the skills to address safeguarding issues that arise as a result. Please note: This is a virtual course, facilitated online via Zoom.

Safeguarding

Child protection

News

Paediatricians welcome the expansion of Martha’s Rule

4 September 2025

Martha’s Rule is the right for patients, families and carers to request a rapid review if they are worried that their or their loved one’s condition is getting worse and their concerns are not being responded to.

News

�鶹��ý responds to NSPCC polling data on physical punishment

21 August 2025

New NSPCC polling reveals four out of five parents with a child under 18 in England (81%) believe it’s unacceptable for adults to use physical punishment on their child, with a similar number of young adults (82%) in agreement.

Resource

Safeguarding in Wales - survey response

In June 2025, we responded to a Welsh Government stakeholder engagement survey on 'mandated reporters' and the code of safeguarding practice.

Safeguarding

Resource

Collaborative Healthcare in Northern Ireland: Delivering the services children need in the community

This report, published in June 2025, outlines how the demands on community paediatrics in Northern Ireland have increased significantly in recent times, with long waiting lists to access care and ongoing support for children and young people. We ask the NI Government to deliver a community paedia...

Community child health

Community services

Health policy

Safeguarding