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Patrick Kelly1, Melissa Adam2, Carmen Basu3
1Paediatrician, Service Clinical Director, Te Puaruruhau (Child Protection Team), Starship Children's Health, Auckland; Department of Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
|January 14, 2021
Summary
New Zealand
Area of Science:
- Child protection
- Public health systems
- Multidisciplinary teams
Background:
- The New Zealand National Child Protection Alert System is managed by multidisciplinary teams across district health boards.
- Understanding factors influencing alert decisions is crucial for system effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors influencing multidisciplinary child protection teams' decisions on placing child protection alerts.
- To identify areas for system improvement.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with Child Protection Alert System team members.
- Inductive thematic analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Six themes emerged: system functionality, diverse decision-making factors, challenges in team meetings, administrative issues, concerns about stigmatisation, and identified areas for improvement.
- Overall support for the system exists, with benefits seen to outweigh risks.
Conclusions:
- The National Child Protection Alert System is generally supported, but requires enhancements.
- Improvements needed include consistent training, standardisation, and better information accessibility for health professionals, including primary care.
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