Safeguarding

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.

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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