Dr Karyn Webster - Recognising and managing possible child abuse and children at risk

Karyn talks us through what constitutes child abuse and what we can do to assess and manage the situation. 

  

Top Tips: 

1)  If you think there is something wrong, think why  

2)  communicate these concerns early 

3)  Know your local procedures and pathways 

  

Resources: 

National Guidance for child protection in Scotland 

https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-guidance-child-protection-scotland/pages/3/ 

Getting it right for every child 

https://www.gov.scot/policies/girfec/ 

 

Biography

Dr Karyn Webster is a GP primarily; she works in Forth Valley Emergency Department as a Senior Specialist and is the current Forth Valley GP Out of Hours clinical lead. She also teaches regularly with Basics Scotland and has developed the Adult and Paediatric Tele-education program. 

In addition to this she is the current Chair for the Pre-hospital Paediatric Life Support Group run by ALSG and is a course director for both PHPLS and APLS. Passionate about education and support for our Pre-hospital providers.  

Her career started off in Grampian and quickly evolved into a mix of general practice and emergency medicine with an interest in remote and emergency care. Heavily involved in tele-medicine delivering healthcare to the remote areas of Grampian without the need for travel and later supporting Oil Rig platforms and Ship to Shore work.  

Her twitter handle is @kittyabdn