The Safeguarding Partnership Board (SPB) recognises that Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. In Jersey, GP practices provide an essential link in contributing to the safety of both children and adults.
Procedures
The SPB has produced Multi-Agency Procedures for working to safeguard children and adults. These procedures are available online, follow these links for Children’s Procedures and Adult Procedures.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
The Safeguarding Partnership Board has produced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which explains how it seeks to work with partner agencies. An increasing number of GP practices are signatories of the MOU.
In order to assess your Practice from a safeguarding perspective, you can access a GP specific audit template.
Follow this link to see this years MOU.
Resources:
- Link to access the Intercollegiate guidelines detailing the responsibilities of General Practitioners and other health professionals.
- Link to the revised 2008 Royal College or Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) publication on Physical signs of child sexual abuse – 2015 update
There are two GP representatives currently on the Safeguarding Partnership Board:
Kate Wilson (Children’s Board), who can be contacted on kate.Wilson@health.gov.je
Penny Le Bas (Adults Board), who can be contacted on P.LeBas2@health.gov.je
Individual practices have Safeguarding Leads, as follows:
| Surgery | Lead GP’s name | Telephone/ email |
| 7 David Place | Dr James Newton | 736666 |
| Co-operative Healthcare (41 David Place, New Era and St Peters) |
Dr Brian Ellis | 723318 |
| Co-operative Healthcare (41 David Place, New Era and St Peters) |
Dr Marcelle Buture | 723318 |
| Windsor Crescent | Dr Nigel Stevens | 732341 |
| Castle Quay | Dr Penny Le Bas | 833833 |
| Health + | Dr Bryony Perchard | 733322 |
| Island Medical Centre | Dr Bob Parris | 516151 |
| Island Medical Centre | Dr Davina Meredith | 516151 |
| Island Medical Centre | Jacquie Coates | 516151 |
| Route du Fort Surgery | Dr Kayleigh Vickers | 731421 |
| Cleveland Clinic (Adults) | Dr Alex Blampied | 722381 |
| Cleveland Clinic (Children) | Dr Daniel Albert | 722381 |
| Lido Medical Practice | Dr Mandy Du Feu | 723892 |
| Clifden House Surgery | Dr Pravin Kasinathan | 726705 |
| Como Villa Surgery | Dr Geoffrey Hamilton | 870151 |
| Indigo House | Dr Edd Watts | 730541 |
| Lister Surgery | Dr Virginia French | 736336 |
