Monitor, the independent regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts,
recently wrote to all Foundation Trusts requiring them to publish a
declaration of compliance against five minimum criteria. The
Board of the University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is assured
that the following requirements are in place in line with the
recommendations of the Care Quality Commission to ensure that
systems and processes are in place to safeguard children and young
people:
1. The Trust meets the statutory requirement with regard to
carrying out of Criminal Record Bureau checks;
2. The Trust has a child protection policy in place that
meets the requirements of Working Together to Safeguard Children
which includes a process for flagging up children who miss
outpatient appointments and a system for flagging children for whom
there are safeguarding concerns;
3. The Trust has lead safeguarding professionals (Named
Nurse, Named Doctor and Named Midwife roles) in place to fulfil the
requirements as detailed in Working Together to Safeguard;
4. The Board level Executive Lead with the responsibility
for safeguarding in University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust is Alison Moon, Chief Nurse. The Board reviews
safeguarding across the organisation at least once a year and has
robust audit programmes to assure it that safeguarding systems and
processes are working;
5. All eligible staff within University Hospitals Bristol
NHS Foundation Trust have undertaken Level 1 child protection
training. A review of all training needs has been completed
and a full implementation programme is now proceeding;
6. The Trust has a process in place that meets with the
standards agreed by the South West Strategic Health Authority to
ensure all children who miss an outpatient appointment for whom
there are safeguarding concerns are flagged with the safeguarding
team;
7. The Trust has undertaken an audit of safeguarding
training needs and outcome and all recommendations are being
delivered;
8. The Board of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust reviewed these systems and processes on 28 August 2009 and
the outcome of this review was last presented to the Board on 28
October 2009. All recommendations from this review are
monitored by our Governance and Risk Management Committee and
report to the Board quarterly as a minimum.
Everyone at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust,
is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for
children, young people and unborn babies, and monitors safeguarding
arrangements continuously.
Alison Moon
Chief Nurse
Executive Director Lead for Safeguarding
30 October 2009
