Definition | Action | |
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Consider | For the purposes of this guidance, to consider child maltreatment means that maltreatment is a possible explanation for a report or clinical feature or is included in the differential diagnosis | Discuss concernwith colleagues; Discuss concernwith colleagues; make provision to reviewthe child |
Suspect | For the purposes of this guidance, to suspect childmaltreatmentmeans a serious concern about the possibility of childmaltreatment but is not proof of it | Refer the child to children's social care services |
Consider and suspect | Listen and observe; seek explanation; record concerns |
NICE = National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.