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 download the first voluntary audit of MoU signatories results.

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 is one GP representative currently on the Safeguarding Partnership Board:

Kate Wilson, who can be contacted on [email protected]

Individual practices have Safeguarding Leads, as follows:

Surgery	Lead GP’s name	Telephone/ email
7 David Place	Dr Simon Thompson	736666
Co-operative Healthcare (41 David Place, New Era and St Peters)	Dr Brian Ellis	723318
Windsor Crescent	Dr Nigel Stevens	732341
Castle Quay	Dr Penny Le Bas	833833
Health +	Dr Bryony Perchard	733322
Island medical Centre	Jacquie Coates	516151
Route du Fort Surgery	Dr Amberina Zaman	731421
Cleveland Clinic	Dr Jilesh Chohan	722381
Lido Medical Practice	Dr James Keir	723892
Clifden House Surgery	Dr Helen Thomas	726705
Como Villa Surgery	Dr Geoffrey Hamilton	870151
Indigo House	Dr Dean Balbes	730541
Lister Surgery	Dr Barbara Robertson	736336