Safeguarding framework
What we have in place:
- Designated safeguarding lead, adult safeguarding lead named nurse for safeguarding children and safeguarding leads – all with PREVENT training.
- Safeguarding assurance committee.
- Extensive child and adult safeguarding policies.
- Safer recruitment, including enhanced DBS checks.
- All staff, volunteers and trustees receive an introduction to safeguarding during their induction.
- All staff, including non-clinical managers and trustees complete level 1 safeguarding adults and children e-learning.
- All staff, volunteers and clinical governance trustees undertaking hospice related activities but not directly working with children and families undertake level 2 safeguarding e-learning and attend a face to face update every three years.
- Anyone working directly with children and families undertake level 3 safeguarding training every 3 years, with an annual face to face update.
- Designated safeguarding and PREVENT leads undertake level 4 safeguarding training.
- The designated lead and named nurse undertake level 5 safeguarding training, and the safeguarding leads undertake level 4.
- Line managers attend safe recruitment training.
- Designated Freedom to Speak up Guardian.
Organisational representation on the safeguarding assurance committee
- Trustee board lead for safeguarding (chair)
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Designated safeguarding and PREVENT leads
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Named nurse for safeguarding
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Safeguarding leads
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Trustee – consultant paediatrician, or suitable medical practitioner
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Parent trustee representative
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Representatives from voluntary services, fundraising, marketing and communications
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Retail service development and HR / people team
What we do
- Safeguarding is an agenda item at the bi-weekly clinical safety meeting.
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Safeguarding is discussed at monthly multi-disciplinary team and safeguarding meetings.
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Quarterly safeguarding audits are undertaken.
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An annual safeguarding report is presented to the clinical governance committee.
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The safeguarding children and adults policy and procedure are reviewed every three years.
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The safeguarding assurance committee meet quarterly to review safeguarding practices.
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Safeguarding is a standard agenda item at every clinical governance committee meeting.
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Safeguarding is a standard agenda item at every trustee board meeting.
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Our training is aligned with the intercollegiate document (RCN, 2019).
We’re here to help
If you have any general questions or would like more information about our family services, please contact our team on 01795 845280 (Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm) or email familysupportdepartment@demelza.org.uk.
Families already supported by Demelza should send any queries about bookings or clinical care to careadministration@demelza.org.uk or call the team on 01795 845270 (Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm).