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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Vicki
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T11:14:27Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T11:14:27Z
dc.identifier.citationWalker, V. (2022) ‘How to be a named or designated doctor for looked-after children’, Paediatrics and Child Health [Preprint]en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/16045
dc.description.abstractThere are approximately 100,000 looked after children within the care system in the UK. Children and young people enter the care system with unmet health needs and missed routine health screening and poor management of existing health conditions. They may have delayed development due to neglect and many have unmet and significant emotional health needs. Named and Designated Doctors for looked after children are passionate experts willing to stand up and advocate for children and young people. They exert influence on a larger scale within the healthcare system, offering senior level problem solving and contributions to interagency liaison and service planning. The Named and Designated roles are statutory in the UK. However, each of the four nations in the UK has slightly different versions of looked after children and safeguarding children legislation. The RCPCH, RCN and RCGPs, which support all four UK nations, have also produced guidance - Looked After Children: Roles and Competencies of Healthcare Staff. The document sets out the required knowledge, skills, and competencies at each level of health professional working with children and young people. This short review summarises some of the key aspects of the role fulfilled by Named and Designated doctors and offers practical advice to those considering the role and some real world examples of how it can be successfully implemented.
dc.description.urihttps://www.paediatricsandchildhealthjournal.co.uk/article/S1751-7222(22)00159-7/fulltexten_US
dc.publisherPaediatrics and Child Healthen_US
dc.subjectDesignated doctoren_US
dc.subjectLooked after childrenen_US
dc.subjectName doctoren_US
dc.subjectSafeguardingen_US
dc.titleHow to be a named or designated doctor for looked-after children.en_US
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.paed.2022.10.007en_US
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html.description.abstractThere are approximately 100,000 looked after children within the care system in the UK. Children and young people enter the care system with unmet health needs and missed routine health screening and poor management of existing health conditions. They may have delayed development due to neglect and many have unmet and significant emotional health needs. Named and Designated Doctors for looked after children are passionate experts willing to stand up and advocate for children and young people. They exert influence on a larger scale within the healthcare system, offering senior level problem solving and contributions to interagency liaison and service planning. The Named and Designated roles are statutory in the UK. However, each of the four nations in the UK has slightly different versions of looked after children and safeguarding children legislation. The RCPCH, RCN and RCGPs, which support all four UK nations, have also produced guidance - Looked After Children: Roles and Competencies of Healthcare Staff. The document sets out the required knowledge, skills, and competencies at each level of health professional working with children and young people. This short review summarises some of the key aspects of the role fulfilled by Named and Designated doctors and offers practical advice to those considering the role and some real world examples of how it can be successfully implemented.en_US
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