Composite Action Plan for Child M   01.02.10

1

The Chair of the Leeds safeguarding Children Board should write to private education sector Head Teachers in Leeds advising them of the required standards, presentation format of individual management reviews and their duty to co-operate with Education Leeds in contributing to serious case reviews.

Letter to be sent to all private education sector head teachers

Independent Chair of Leeds Safeguarding Children Board

Completed

2

The Chief Executive of NHS Leeds Trust should investigate the lapse in time recorded in GP records before the GP received notification of NL’s overdose, to ascertain if this was an isolated instance of failure to inform, or whether there are more systematic issues involved which need to be addressed

• To review procedure in GP practice for receipt of information from external sources

• To consider its implications for other practices/ providers of information

• Review processes within CAMHS and or A/E for providing information to GP Practices as indicated*

Associate Director for Safeguarding Children

Completed

3

The Chief Executive of NHS Leeds Trust should review the need for a school nursing service within Independent Schools in Leeds, and review whether there is a gap in the communication of relevant health information as a consequence of the absence of this service, and if so what action should be taken to remedy this position

• Issue of school nursing provision to be raised within the PCT

• Paper previously presented to commissioners on requirements of school nursing provision in Independent Schools

Associate Director for Safeguarding Children

Completed

4

The Chief Executive of NHS Leeds Trust should review the current arrangements for health care provision in independent schools in Leeds to ensure that there is adherence to the required standards of health care in these schools

• Issue of school nursing provision to be raised within the PCT

• Paper previously presented to commissioners on requirements of school nursing provision in Independent Schools

Associate Director for Safeguarding Children

Completed

5

The Chief Officer of Children and Young People’s Social Care should (with a view to identifying deficiencies and implementing improvements) review the effectiveness of:

1. The current training provided to staff on communicating with children and young people and direct work skills

2. The way that their staff are communicating with children and young people, and how much direct work is being undertaken, with a view to increasing confidence in this area of work

Review of training re communicating with children and young people to be undertaken.

Review practice in this area and make recommendations

Interim Head of Operations, CYPSC

Completed

6

The Chief Officer of Children and Young People’s Social Care should ensure that any disclosure issues which are discussed at Strategy meetings are minuted and that specific recommendations are notified in writing to the child’s school and other appropriate agencies. The minutes of Strategy Meetings should include a record of any decision (and the rationale) not to notify other agencies.

Amended Procedures for recording/distributing strategy discussions and meetings were introduced in the West Yorks LSCB Procedures 2008.

Introduction of ICS in April 2009 will include new template for recording decisions.

Interim Head of Operations, CYPSC

Completed