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Safeguarding

Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Adults
The Safeguarding Team
Useful Links

Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility.  We as a Trust also have a legal duty to protect and promote the welfare of children, particularly those at risk of abuse or neglect.  Great skills and sensitivity are highly important when dealing with abuse cases.  As such, all staff working directly with children and families receive training in this area.  In addition, there are dedicated staff within the organisation whose role is to provide Safeguarding support and supervision to our staff.

During the course of our work, we may come into contact, and work in partnership with other agencies.  These include Social Care, Police and Education.  We work within a framework set out by national and local policies.  You can find out more information about safeguarding children in Birmingham here .  The Children and Young People's Strategy is available on the Birmingham City Council website.  Our Safeguarding Children declaration can be found here.

If you are worried that a child is at risk of abuse you should either:

Safeguarding Adults

The Trust has a duty to identify and report concerns they have if they suspect an adult is being abused.  Further information about local strategies and policies can be found on the Birmingham City Council website.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 outlines a statutory framework to empower and protect vulnerable people who are not able to make their own decisions.  Additionally, the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS) safeguards have been introduced to ensure that no one is deprived of their liberty in a hospital or care home setting without good reason.

The Safeguarding Team

Elaine Giles - Lead Nurse/Midwife for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults:
0121 626 4532
Eleanor Newbold - Specialist Nurse MIdwife for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
Joanna Mardell - Specialist Midwife for Teanage Pregnancy
Heather Gray - Specialist Midwife for Substance Misuse and Smoking Cessation
Olive Downer-Robinson - Specialist Midwife for Mental Health and Domestic Abuse

Useful Links

Teenage Pregnancy Service
Family Nurse Partnership (a programme of intensive support, advice and information given to young first time mothers living in South Birmingham) - Family Nurse Partnership Information

Sexual Health
BRASH (Birmingham Relationship and Sexual Health Service) - http://www.brash.nhs.uk/
Whittal St Clinic (for screening, diagnosis and treatment of all sexuallu transmitted diseases (STIs)) - http://www.bstreetwise.info
Chlamydia Screening Programme - http://www.besure.org.uk

Mental Health
BEN PCT Emotional Wellbeing information - http://www.benpct.nhs.uk/_healthadvice/health_advice_emotional.aspx

Alcohol, Substance Misuse and Smoking Cessation
Alcoholics Anonymous - http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Alcohol Concern - http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Institute of Alcohol Studies - http://www.ias.org.uk/
Talk to Frank (information about drugs) - http://www.talktofrank.com/
Action on Smoking Health (ASH) -http://www.ash.org.uk/
NHS Smokefree (advice and support for giving up smoking including links to local services) - http://smokefree.nhs.uk/

Domestic Abuse
Women's Aid (national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children) - http://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Parents with learning disabilities in Birmingham
www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/about-us/divisions-and-directorates/specialist-services/learning-disability-services-division/services/parents-with-learning-disabilities/

Other
Government study into female genital mutilation



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