The practice caters for families and children in the following ways:
- The practice invites children for their immunisations and writes to parents if they do not attend. This may be followed up with a telephone call from a doctor or discussion with other services such as health visitors if there are child protection concerns.
- We work with the midwifery service to provide clinics in surgery and all recent mothers are invited for post-natal checks with their babies with a female GP.
- Staff are knowledgeable about child protection and proactive in raising concerns with the safeguarding lead to follow up on any identified. A GP takes the lead for safeguarding with the local authority and other professionals to safeguard children and families.
- Antenatal care is provided by a team of midwives who hold clinics at the practice. The midwives have access to the practice computer system and can speak with a GP should the need arise.
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