title: Safeguarding children: 1. The role of health and other professionals.
abstract: This is the first of a four-part Study paper on child protection. Part 1 reviews the concept of child abuse and significant harm and the role of all health-care professionals and other key workers in preventing, detecting and reporting such harm. Those children who may be at particular risk of harm are described and the child-protection process is examined.
authors.affiliation: Harrow Primary Care Trust, Harrow.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riddell-Heaney
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allott
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D024802:Nurse's Role; D024382:Professional Role; D012947:Social Work