AIBU to be upset about children’s services calling about child hurt at school not home?

[AandEvisitor]

I took my child to hospital to get checked over after a fight at school

Today I’ve had a phone call from CS saying they had a hospital referral and wanted to check how the child was / any further problems etc etc

At the time, I just answered them all but as the day has gone on I’m worried why this was referred to them at all

It didn’t sound like she had spoken to the school as asked me things like if the other child had been extruded!

Social services aren't the parenting police.

They are there to support children and families keep children safe.

Their role here is to establish what happened to understand whether they need to support anyone involved.

They will talk to the health professionals, school. police, you, the other family.

They don't need anyone's permission. GDPR doesn't apply here. And all these services will share info.

Please don't worry about it. Everyone is doing their jobs. Including you supporting your son.

Great idea - make nhs staff worry about reporting cases where they suspect children may be at risk. Brilliant plan. Definitely.

It feels like that but honestly don’t worry.

The responsibility to report is taken more seriously by different doctors, and they have different views on what counts as a ‘safeguarding concern’- remember hey are experts in the medical field not in safeguarding.

You probably just got one who reports everything just in case, then the duty team have to action the report even though they can see it’s unnecessary.

The action was ringing you and making a note that it’s nothing!

If Children's services continued to be involved it can speed up referrals for other things, or they can signpost you to other services. They can also make sure the school and police investigate properly.

Oh behave
This isn't a child who is unable to repay the details of an incident, this is a teenager who was no doubt quite capable of explaining for themself. Don't twist it to fit the NHS can do no wrong ever narrative. They can do wrong and do, frequently.

By trying to fit the agenda that they are always right, you damage the whole enterprise. Every sector needs to be held to account so it can improve.

Frankly it's the constant battle to keep staff who should be retrained or sacked that has led to the rot in the first place.

Yes it’s an assault.

Genuine accidents don’t get referred, (can you imagine if every child with a broken arm needed a referral?) unless it was something that could have been prevented such a burn or something where the child should have been supervised, any assault and anything non-accidental, or anything suspicious.

If they told you they were going to start safeguarding, then that’s what they meant by referring to social care. Maybe it wasn’t clear enough.

I’m kicking myself for not asking why he was calling

Im tempted to call back and ask why but I’m worried it looks weird

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