Requests for safeguarding reports come from social workers / social care services. The requestor will provide you with a timeframe. Try to complete the report within this timeframe as long as it is reasonable and relevant to the report.
It is the duty of all regular GPs to help review safeguarding reports.
Always send an urgent task to the GP to ensure the task isn’t lost in their workflow manager & include the due date in the message.
Dear [NAME],Please review this [REPORT TYPE] safeguarding report and make any necessary corrections. This report is due on [DATE].
[YOUR NAME]
How to allocate reports
Safeguarding reports should be allocated based on urgency, not type.
Urgent (up to 48 hours)
- If the patient is known to a GP who is working today and tomorrow, assign to that GP
- If not, allocate to the duty doctor working at the time the report is completed
- Add the patient to the DD’s appointment books
- For the appointment reason, add “NO CONTACT NEEDED - medical report review”
Semi-urgent (2-5 days)
- If the patient is known to a GP who is working before the due date, assign to that GP
- If not, allocate to the duty doctor working at the time the report is completed
- Add the patient to the DD’s appointment books
- For the appointment reason, add “NO CONTACT NEEDED - medical report review”
Non-urgent (1 week+)
Although the report can be completed comfortably before the due date, still send an urgent task to the GP who is reviewing the report. This prevents the task from getting lost in their workflow manager.
- If the patient is known to a GP who is working before the due date, assign to that GP
- If not, allocate to any regular GP