Sue Kirkley is Co-ordinator of Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB), which has a strong tradition of partnership working on children’s safety. With support from Making the Link mentors, Sue is creating a multi-agency child accident prevention group which will develop the city’s first child accident prevention strategy and action plan.
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Latest case studies
Read our latest case studies which showcase the work being done to prevent childhood accidents:
- Avonsafe 2012 campaigns: Rob Benington is Injury Prevention Manager for NHS Bristol and co-ordinator of the Avonsafe partnership. Here he tells us about the campaigns that the partners are running in 2012 to reduce childhood injuries from garden trampolines and hair straighteners.
- NHS Salford mentoring: Making the Link's mentoring project is laying the foundations for a more co-ordinated approach to unintentional injury prevention at NHS Salford, starting with a rapid review of local data, current activities and awareness amongst parents.
- Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board: Sue Kirkley is Co-ordinator of Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board, which has a strong tradition of partnership working on children’s safety.
- Hull Safeguarding Children Board: Neil Colthup is Safeguarding Children Board Manager for Hull Safeguarding Children Board, which has a strong history of partnership working on accident prevention.
- NHS Knowsley and Knowsley Council: Paula Simpson used local data on childhood injuries to highlight this as an important priority for collaborative work with a range of stakeholders.
The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) is the UK's leading charity working to reduce the number of children and young people killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents.