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Child Safeguarding

Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee (Item 8)

8 UPDATE FROM THE CHILDREN IN CARE HEALTH TEAM pdf icon PDF 311 KB

This report provides an update on the actions taken to address the delay in  sharing the health assessment reports for Children in Care.

Minutes:

Ms Lynn Carrington, Whittington Health NHS, presented the item. Members sought clarifications on the report and made queries on the data. 

The Committee heard that:

     The full health report should be completed and uploaded within two weeks, but this was nothappening. In relation to nurses’ reports, there was long-term sickness within the nursing team and the team was struggling to complete reports. The new doctors had started in September 2022.

     A further update would be provided when the situation stabilised and an update would also be provided regarding recruiting for the post of the designated doctor.

 

 

RESOLVED:

That the update be noted.