Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2006_109
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Summary
Provides the form to be used for reporting a child or young person at risk of harm to the DoCS Helpline in accordance with the Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998. The Risk of Harm Report form replaces the Recording Form for the Report of Suspected Risk of Harm Related to the Abuse or Neglect of a Child or Young Person attached to PD2005_299-Protecting Children & Young People. The Risk of Harm Report form is to be used for documentation of a report made by phone or fax after which the form is to be placed on the client health record. The Frequently Asked Questions assists workers to make a report.
Date of Publication: 12 December 2006
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals
Audience: All staff
Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes
Review Date: 12 December 2011
Status: Active
File link: Protecting Children and Young People - DoCS Risk of Harm Report Form
File size: 101Kb
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