NHS England Safeguarding team is working together to help protect children, young people and adults in all communities. NHS England Safeguarding team believes every citizen matters for NHS Safeguarding.
Safeguarding
About NHS England Safeguarding
Find out more about how we are working together to help protect children, young people and adults in all communities.
NHS agile safeguarding guide
The NHS agile safeguarding guide is a resource for healthcare professionals to increase their awareness and understanding of safeguarding requirements.
Workstreams
Find out more about our current workstreams.
NHS safeguarding accountability and assurance framework (SAAF)
The framework sets out clearly the safeguarding roles and responsibilities of all individuals and organisations related to their statutory requirements and appropriate accountabilities for the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of harm or abuse.
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News and blogs
NHS ramps up support for survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM)
Hundreds of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be able to access expert care, support and treatment earlier thanks to a new network of NHS ‘one stop shop’ clinics being launched today. More than 1,300 women over 18 are expected to benefit from the highly specialised FGM support being rolled out to eight new […]