Safeguarding Adults & Children
We work as part of a multi-agency team to safeguard people who are at risk and meet our legal obligations as set in legislation such as the Care Act 2014.
Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by an act, or a failure to act, on the part of another person or persons. The categories of abuse are;
- Physical Abuse
- Neglect
- Discrimination
- Sexual abuse
- Financial abuse
- Psychological abuse
- Organisational abuse
- Domestic Abuse
- Modern Slavery
- Self-Neglect
Safeguarding Adults Team
Safeguarding Office
01872 255741
Safeguarding Lead Nurse & Named Nurse for Adults
Zoe Cooper
Safeguarding Adults Named Doctor
Dr Neil Pollard
Safeguarding Lead
Kim O’Keeffe
Specialist Nurse for Mental Health & Wellbeing, and Mental Capacity Lead
Lerryn Hogg
Acute Liaison Team for Learning Disabilities and/or Autism
Lerryn Hogg
Daniella Rubio
Adrian Quest
Jane Rees
Hannah Lyth
View our Patients with Learning Disabilities or Autism page.
Assistant Practitioner for Mental Health
Ben Gregg-Waller
Admiral Nurse (Dementia Specialist)
Tracey Frowde
Named Midwives for Safeguarding Children & Adults at Risk
Bernie Dolan & Suzie Williams
Hospital Advocate / IMCA
Kim Lees
Homeless Patient Advisor
Colette Jolly
07969801807
Addaction Outreach Workers
Lee Derrick
Jo Sutcliffe
Safeguarding Administrator
Adam Annear
Team email
All the team can also be reached on their mobiles through the Royal Cornwall Hospital switchboard on 01872 250000.
Safeguarding Children Team
RCHT subscribes to the South West Child Protection Procedures and is a core member of the Local Children’s Safeguarding Board.
Named Nurse for Child Protection
Wendy Perkin
Pendragon House,
Gloweth,
Truro,
TR1 3XQ
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
01872 255748
Named Doctor for Child Protection
Simon Bedwani
01872 252596
Named Midwife for Child Protection
Bernie Dolan / Suzie Williams
01872 255748
Medical Advice Community Paediatrics or Duty Doctor for Child Protection
01872 254552
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4pm
The Community Paediatrician for Safeguarding will be able to provide advice during office hours on 01872 254552. The on-call paediatric registrar will be able to provide advice out of hours. If necessary, discuss with the Named Nurse or Named Doctor (contact via switchboard).
To refer to social care
Contact the Children, Schools and Families (Children Social Care) Multi-Agency Referral Unit (MARU) on 0300 1231 116, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pm and Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
Out of hours, on weekends and Bank Holidays call 01208 251300 and ask for the duty social worker for children’s services.
Any Royal Cornwall Hospitals staff who refer must follow up in writing within 48 hours using the Cornwall Council Inter Agency Referral Form and copy in the RCHT Named Nurse for Child Protection.
Please send referrals to MultiAgencyReferralUnit@cornwall.gcsx.gov.uk writing [encrypt] in the subject box”
Please record all discussions regarding safeguarding children carefully.
Mental Health and Capacity
Our team can provide support and advice on the application of the Mental Capacity Act including:
- The assessment of Mental Capacity
- Making a ‘Best Interests’ decision
- The application and monitoring of the use of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within Royal Cornwall Hospitals
Lerryn and the specialist mental health team:
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- Provide specialist mental health advice and education to non psychiatric staff, to enable them to deal effectively with a range of mental health problems encountered in their clinical areas.
- Provide support for staff in caring for patients experiencing acute mental distress or who have an enduring mental illness.
- Build relationships with the patients to encourage trust, whilst listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
- Evaluate and develop documentation, addressing the issues of standards of practice, quality of communication, and effective management of care.
Specialist Nurse for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Lerryn Hogg
Assistant Practitioner for Mental Health
Ben Gregg-Waller
Hospital Advocate / IMCA
Kim Lees
Safeguarding Adults
Pendragon House
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro
TR1 3XQ
01872 255741
07789 876247
