The procedures needed to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm, abuse and neglect
Updated on Sep, 2026
Business, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning
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This course provides a guide to the safeguarding procedures that medical practices and other service providers need to have in place to guard against abuse.
Safeguarding procedures are needed within doctors’ surgeries, schools, nurseries, clubs and associations and any organisation dealing with children and young people, and vulnerable adults.
This is not a course about the clinical detection or escalation of safeguarding concerns
The aim of the course is to help providers design the administrative procedures in place that they need for safeguarding
The focus of the course is the United Kingdom but the principles covered in the course, and the procedures presented, should apply anywhere.
The agenda for the course includes:
1.What is Safeguarding?
2.Who is covered by safeguarding?
3.The Responsibilities of Service Providers
4.Key Decisions for Service Providers
5.Documents relating to safeguarding
6.Registration of new service users
7.Identification of Concerns
8.Proactive Analysis of Issues
9.Collaborative Review
10.Audit of Effectiveness
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants specialising in process improvement. I have nearly 30 years experience in consultancy, facilitation and training. I have published numerous online courses on process improvement, performance measurement, KPIs, problem solving and more.
I live in Scotland with my wife, daughter and our Cocker Spaniel.
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