Raising a Notification of Concern: Child Protection Service guidance for staff

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the key role health staff have in identifying children and young people who are suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm.

This guidance is to promote staff awareness of their responsibilities within Child Protection and ensure they collaborate with statutory agencies. It applies to all employees and contracted staff within NHSGGC.

NHSGGC’s approach to protecting children and child protection is based on a commitment to implement the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It reflects the national child protection legislation and guidance (National Guidance for Child Protection 2021) and implements the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) principles.  Central to GIRFEC is the National Practice Model which assesses needs, defines risk and emphasizes the need for all agencies to collaborate in assessing and analysing family circumstances together.

To ensure NHSGGC guidance complies with the National Guidance for Child Protection (Scottish Government 2021) the Shared Referral Form is now identified as a Notification of Concern (NOC) form.