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Priya Sharma explains the dental professional's duty of care to vulnerable children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect. Safeguarding is defined as protecting people's general wellbeing and human ...

Following many high-profiles cases, the current focus on safeguarding in the UK is forcing organisations that work or come into contact with children to consider whether their safeguarding provisions ...

In the latest in our series from Pulse Live talks, GP and safeguarding consultant Dr Vimal Tiwari explains how practices can use good organisation to ensure they meet their legal responsibilities to ...

The NSPCC defines safeguarding as ‘action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm’. Child protection is part of safeguarding practice and refers to activity ...

This article was first published in the Spring of 2021. As the nations of the UK continue our route out of lockdown, the impact of Covid-19 on the children of the country remains widely felt. Parents ...

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