GPs urged to report ‘radicalisation’ and abuse
28th October 2014
UK family doctors are being urged to identify children at risk of radicalisation, child-trafficking and all forms of abuse.
A toolkit published by the Royal College of General Practitioners says doctors must be alert to cyber bullying, female genital mutilation and forced marriage and have a duty to report such issues.
It says that although GPs are “not responsible for investigating child abuse and neglect, they have a