Safeguarding the young
Fiona Smith Adviser in Children’s Nursing, Royal College of Nursing
Fiona Smith considers how nurses and other professionals are addressing the concerns raised by the Victoria Climbié Inquiry
Victoria Climbié was just eight years old when she died in 2000, the victim of appalling and sustained abuse. The Inquiry (Department of Health (DoH) 2003) into her death revealed no fewer than 12 occasions when local services had the chance to protect her and failed to do so. Reviews into cases where children have been let down by services, for example, the Caleb Ness case in Scotland, often identify similar concerns:
Nursing Children and Young People.
15, 10, 24-25.
doi: 10.7748/paed2003.12.15.10.24.c827
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