Abstract:Introduction
Approximately 85 children per year die because of maltreatment in the UK. Over 600,000 children are referred to social care. In 2012, 42,700 children were on the Child Protection Plan (CPP).
Aim
1. To identify the pattern of various forms of child abuse. 2. To assess our compliance with national guidelines to improve our service.
Methods
Retrospective review of 8 audits completed over 8 years. Data was collected from 2005 – 2012 from 555 cases referred to our service. Prospective audit proform… Show more
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