Embedding a sustainable skills-based safeguarding children course across multiple postgraduate general practice training programmes

Recognition of risk and prevention in safeguarding of children and young people: a mapping review and component analysis of interventions aimed at health and social care professionals

“…Most studies used a before/after design with no control group or a cross-sectional analysis of participant feedback. Only a few studies followed up with participants after the end of the initiative 101,[103][104][105][106][107] and one of these reported a low response rate, which would be expected to be a common problem with this type of study 103 .…”

“…A few studies reported some details of staff delivering the intervention 101,117,122 while others described them simply as 'trainers' 105 or 'staff' 119 . Some authors reported how the intervention was developed 104,118 . Content of the interventions mainly comprised taught courses lasting a few hours or days, or longer learning programmes.…”

“…Most training interventions were one-off events, although the possibility of repeating the 'child protection week' annually was mentioned 116 . Five of the studies had some form of formal follow-up 101,[103][104][105][106] and one involved a fourmonth break as part of the intervention 122 .…”