Safeguarding

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults Team
Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCHC) NHS Trust

Safeguarding children and adults is everybody’s business

NCH&C has a statutory duty, outlined in legislation, to safeguard and protect children, young people and adults at risk of abuse or neglect who come to their attention and to co-operate with other agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults..

All health service staff, clinical and non-clinical, who come into contact with children, young people and adults should know what to do about safeguarding concerns or issues they encounter.

The role of the Safeguarding team is to ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities. This includes:

Safeguarding training and learning opportunities appropriate to the job role
Advice and support with information sharing
Provide supervision: regular and ad hoc (face to face and telephone)
Developing policies to support staff in their role in safeguarding
Provide tools to understand the areas of safeguarding as appropriate to children and adults
Support staff in their safeguarding practice and assessment