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Auditing the quality of GP reports for Initial Child Protection Conferences
Historically, GPs have been poor at attending and writing reports for Initial Child Protection Conferences. This audit of GP reports submitted for Initial Child Protection Conferences shows how various changes contributed to an improvement in the quality of the reports.
Historically, GPs have been poor at attending and writing reports for Initial Child Protection Conferences. This audit of GP reports submitted for Initial Child Protection Conferences shows how various changes contributed to an improvement in the quality of the reports.
Key learning points GPs appear keen to submit good quality reports for Initial Child Protection Conferences. Given the high levels of workload which GPs are currently facing, the development of an electronic self-populating template (which makes the process easier for them) can help improve quality of reports. We found it helpful to have local champions to publicise the self-populating template and to encourage GPs to use it. Introduction Under the Children Act 1989, when a safeguarding concern arises in England, local authorities (LAs) have a statutory responsibility to carry out a Section 47 Enquiry. This enquiry (conducted in partnership with
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