LAMI-72 Response Historic

Ensure identified GP for children with deliberate harm concerns discharged from hospital.

Recommendation

No child about whom there are concerns about deliberate harm should be discharged from hospital back into the community without an identified GP. Responsibility for ensuring this happens rests with the hospital consultant under whose care the child has been admitted.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
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This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify from published sources alone. The evidence above reflects policy commitments rather than measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Laming Inquiry
Report Laming Inquiry — Final Report 28 Jan 2003
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Themes & Tags
Care safeguarding systems Care and discharge planning Missed Child Safeguarding Referrals GP Continuity of Care Breakdown
Recommendation age 23.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates