Shared Responsibility
Safeguarding arrangements between hospitals and children’s social
services
This report examines the ways in which hospitals and social
service departments work together where children are in need,
including a need for protection.
The importance of this interface was highlighted by Lord
Laming's Inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié. It is also at
the heart of policy initiatives to integrate children's services in
order to improve outcomes.
Shared
Responsibility [PDF 734KB] Jessica Datta and
Di Hart (2008)
A printed copy of this report can be purchased from
NCB Publications.
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