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Child Protection Special Interest Group and Child Protection Standing Committee

Time slot
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 10:45-13:00
Room
Hall 5
Session type
Specialty group session

Programme

Child Protection and Safeguarding Vulnerable Children

Child Protection Special Interest Group introduction, Dr Sarah Dawkins, Consultant and Designated Doctor for Safeguarding, Great Western Hospitals and Dr Jane Armstrong, Consultant and Designated Doctor for Safeguarding, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

Quality assurance in safeguarding and children in care.  Dr Vicki Walker RCPCH Assistant Officer for Child Protection Education and Dr Lynn Snow RCPCH Looked After Children Lead.

Child Protection Standing Committee update. Professor Andrew Rowland, Officer for Child Protection, RCPCH.

Abstracts

  • Are under 1s who present with injuries receiving appropriate senior input within our emergency department?
  • Audit of timing of retinal screening in patients with possible physical abuse.
  • The Child Protection recognition and Response (CPRR) Course by Nepal Pediatric Society: (2020-2025) Experience.
  • Are Childhood Adverse Experiences (ACES) more prevalent in gender questioning young people.

Speakers

  • Dr Sarah Dawkins - Consultant and Designated Doctor for Safeguarding, Great Western Hospitals    
  • Dr Jane Armstrong - Consultant and Designated Doctor for Safeguarding, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital     
  • Prof. Andrew Rowland - RCPCH Officer for Child Protection, RCPCH
  • Dr Vikki Walker - Assistant officer for CP Education, RCPCH 
  • Dr Lynn Snow - LAC Lead, RCPCH Child Protection Standing Committee
  • Prof Kish Bhatti-Sinclair - Professor of Health and Social Care    
Included for virtual delegates Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law