Safeguarding Hub
Welcome to the RCGP Safeguarding Hub. The new RCGP Safeguarding Standards are at the heart of the hub; a 15 minute podcast offers an overview of these standards, the intentions behind them, and how they can be implemented in general practice.
The hub has a variety of materials to help support you in adopting these standards and developing your practice: The RCGP Safeguarding toolkit is a comprehensive document which can be dipped into when you are looking for specific information; the ‘key questions in safeguarding’ section is designed to facilitate this. The toolkit also provides a useful structure to systematically develop your professional knowledge and skills in the area of safeguarding. Two structured templates will help you demonstrate reflective practice and are particularly helpful in the context of appraisal and revalidation. An eLearning course on core safeguarding will help you to understand the five key areas of safeguarding knowledge and capabilities, as set out in the safeguarding standards. It is a starting point (or refresher) which complements the safeguarding standards and toolkit. An eLearning course on domestic abuse and women’s health will challenge you to think about common presentations which may have underlying safeguarding themes, even if these are not immediately obvious. It also discusses key information governance issues, such as how to hide consultations on domestic abuse from the online record, and what to do about this when a patient moves to a new GP.