Specialist Safeguarding Topics – Level 3 for GPs, AHPs & GPNs

This session teaches on the specialist safeguarding topics that may not be so commonly encountered in primary care.

Topics will cover are the things that would not be routinely covered in a level 3 safeguarding course as follows:  A brief overview will be given along with recent updates and relevant referral information.

Content

• Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated/Induced Illness
• Insufficient parental capacity
• Non-standard treatments (e.g. spinal injections of stem cells as a treatment for autism) and where this might become safeguarding
• Online abuse
• Contest/Prevent
• Contextual abuse/Harm outside the home,
• County Lines, exploitation,
• Honour Based Violence,
• FGM, breast ironing and abdominal scarification

For the first hour, Dr Helen Thomas will discuss the risks navigated by our young people online. This includes the risk of inappropriate content such as graphic images and cyber bullying as well as the risks to mental health around pervasive algorithms and isolation. As our young people spend more time on devices than ever before, this talk will also equip delegates with the tools to identify and manage problematic smartphone use and promote healthy habits for us all.

The rest of the session will be delivered by Dr Michelle Sharma.

Why join this session?

• Be prepared for the uncommon but high-risk
  Even if these safeguarding issues arise infrequently, when they do occur they often carry significant risk and complexity. Being prepared matters.
• Build confidence in complex situations
  Gain clarity on how to recognise concerns, respond appropriately, and know when and how to escalate.
• Reduce uncertainty and decision-making stress
  Familiarity with less common safeguarding scenarios helps clinicians act decisively and safely under pressure.

Please note that, at our trainer’s request, the recording will be shared only with those who have a paid booking and won’t be available to purchase later.