The Child Protection Jigsaw

The jigsaw of child protection.

Heather Payne cites two cases involving Dr David Southall in her article ‘The jigsaw of child protection’ (JRSM 2008;101:93–94). She uses these to advance general propositions about the role and operation of the GMC. Dr David Southall has appealed the more recent decision to the High Court. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on either case in advance of that appeal. But there is a more...

Child abuse reporting: rethinking child protection.

Child protection in sport.

I n recent times, we have seen widespread publicity given to domestic child abuse in the lay press, and there is every reason to suspect that sport is not immune from this problem. In Australia for example, a well known international cricket umpire was recently jailed for child sex allegations made when he was a schoolteacher. In 2001, a UK based tennis coach was jailed for seven years (with a ...

Is immunisation child protection?

Challenges facing child protection.

The challenges facing children in the 21st century are immense and will need to be faced if we are to achieve the goal of child protection for all. Three specific constraints on child protection are examined in this article, namely poverty, HIV/AIDS infection, and war. The authors use their experience in Africa to raise issues of resilience and adaptation, dangers to child protection programs, ...