New report on the NHS care of Baby Peter
13 May 2009
Our new report highlights the failings of NHS trusts in the care they provided to Baby Peter.
The report covers the four trusts that provided Peter's NHS care. Since Peter's death, the report shows that trusts have taken some measures to improve their child protection procedures. However, more work needs to be done to:
- ensure sufficient staffing levels;
- improve attendance of healthcare staff at child protection case conferences;
- address communication problems when making referrals.
We will publish a second report this summer looking at children's safeguarding arrangements across the NHS.
