Author: Rachel Brady

Non Mobile Baby Pathway

Non—mobile baby presents to hospital (CHFT) with suspected/actual injury. The baby to be admitted to the children ward for assessment and referral to the Multi Agency Screening Team (MAST)

Baby assessed by paediatrician and parents interviewed as to causation of the injury. Is there evidence or suspicion of a non accidental injury?

YES

NO

A multi agency strategy meeting by MAST to be arranged. Paediatrician, Police, MAST Health Practitioner and Children Social Care to be present as stated in West Yorkshire Consortium safeguarding procedures multi_age_bruises_scalds.pdf (proceduresonline.com) .
All siblings must be considered within the strategy meeting. Consideration to be given if any other agency to be invited. Summary to be recorded and shared with CHFT Safeguarding Children Team and placed on the baby’s hospital records.

Safeguarding concerns identified through multi-agency information sharing. Safety plan and actions agreed in strategy meeting. if the child needs to remain in hospital for further investigations a further professionals meeting will be held prior to discharge, Police, Children Social Care and Paediatrician to attend. Consideration for any other relevant professional to also attend the meeting. (e.g health visitor)
All agencies to be responsible for recording information and outcomes from the meeting on their own systems

Multi agency discussion to be held in MAST. Paediatrician, Police, MAST Health Practitioner and Children’s Social Care to be present. Once information has been shared, are there any Safeguarding concerns identified?

Yes

No

No safeguarding concerns identified through multi-agency information sharing and no evidence of non accidental injury. MAST to complete full screening, consult with parents and make recommendation if threshold for assessment has been met. Summary to be recorded and shared with CHFT Safeguarding Children Team and placed on the child’s hospital records.

Mast to close the case or pass for assessment