NICE to help councils reduce child injuries and deaths
17:01 - 09/03/2011
NICE to help councils reduce child in...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced two new online resources to help councillors and local authorities to prevent death and serious injury to children under the age of 15.
Statistics indicate that unintentional injuries are the biggest cause of death and serious injury in young people and that many of these are preventable. NICE have recently issued guidance on preventing such tragedies, and the new web-tools are designed to help local authorities implement this guidance.
The online resources have been developed by NICE in partnership with the Local Government Improvement and Development Agency and the Centre for Public Scrutiny. Both are based on the best available evidence and best practice and are designed to save users time.
The tools are aimed at local councillors, who are advised to enlist the help of the local Children’s Safeguarding Board as they navigate through the tools and prepare to implement NICE’s guidance. One of the tools consists of a question and answer framework and is specifically designed for members of overview and scrutiny committees (OSCs) and their officers.
Practical tools, including a slide set presentation, self-assessment spreadsheet, and costing tool, have also been developed by NICE and are available to view and download online via NICE’s main website.
Tim Gilling, Deputy Executive Director at the Centre for Public Scrutiny, explained: “Considering NICE guidance is a key way for councillors to check that evidence of best practice is being applied locally. This latest guide will help overview and scrutiny committees to understand and tackle issues that lie behind levels of accidental injury in their areas.”
First Response Training offer a wide range of training for those who work with and care for children, including Health and Safety for Child Carers and Child Protection Training.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “The safety of children and young people is an important and emotive issue. It is great to see that comprehensive advice and support is being made available for local authorities and that there are initiatives for improving the health and safety of children.
“Improving children’s welfare can start with basic health and safety training, which we can provide as a flexible, bespoke and cost-effective service covering a range of options from practical, direct provision training to blended, distance and e-learning options.
“Child Protection can also start with basic training. Our Child Protection course will provide an understanding of responsibilities for safeguarding children and how to work safely as a team with the protection of young persons in mind. Course content also discusses how staff can protect themselves from unfound allegations.”
For more information, please call First Response today on free phone 0800 310 2300.
Statistics indicate that unintentional injuries are the biggest cause of death and serious injury in young people and that many of these are preventable. NICE have recently issued guidance on preventing such tragedies, and the new web-tools are designed to help local authorities implement this guidance.
The online resources have been developed by NICE in partnership with the Local Government Improvement and Development Agency and the Centre for Public Scrutiny. Both are based on the best available evidence and best practice and are designed to save users time.
The tools are aimed at local councillors, who are advised to enlist the help of the local Children’s Safeguarding Board as they navigate through the tools and prepare to implement NICE’s guidance. One of the tools consists of a question and answer framework and is specifically designed for members of overview and scrutiny committees (OSCs) and their officers.
Practical tools, including a slide set presentation, self-assessment spreadsheet, and costing tool, have also been developed by NICE and are available to view and download online via NICE’s main website.
Tim Gilling, Deputy Executive Director at the Centre for Public Scrutiny, explained: “Considering NICE guidance is a key way for councillors to check that evidence of best practice is being applied locally. This latest guide will help overview and scrutiny committees to understand and tackle issues that lie behind levels of accidental injury in their areas.”
First Response Training offer a wide range of training for those who work with and care for children, including Health and Safety for Child Carers and Child Protection Training.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “The safety of children and young people is an important and emotive issue. It is great to see that comprehensive advice and support is being made available for local authorities and that there are initiatives for improving the health and safety of children.
“Improving children’s welfare can start with basic health and safety training, which we can provide as a flexible, bespoke and cost-effective service covering a range of options from practical, direct provision training to blended, distance and e-learning options.
“Child Protection can also start with basic training. Our Child Protection course will provide an understanding of responsibilities for safeguarding children and how to work safely as a team with the protection of young persons in mind. Course content also discusses how staff can protect themselves from unfound allegations.”
For more information, please call First Response today on free phone 0800 310 2300.
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