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Chris Middleton A nurse teacher, The University of Nottingham and Chair, RCN Child Protection Forum

The government's guidelines on child protection - give specific roles to nurses that cut across trust boundaries, as Chris Middleton explains

CHILD PROTECTION is a vague term that doesn't really explain the many activities that are carried out under its banner. Historically, the term has been interpreted to mean battered baby syndrome, non-accidental injury and child abuse.

Nursing Standard. 14, 12, 72-72. doi: 10.7748/ns.14.12.72.s50

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08 December 1999 / Vol 14 issue 12

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