Safeguarding

Everyone deserves to feel safe. If you or someone you know is at risk, support is available—both locally and through Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

If you need help, you can find advice and support quickly and discreetly using the links below.

Get support

🔹 Concerned about an adult? Find advice and local support

🔹 Concerned about a child? Find advice and local support or call:
📞 NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
📞 Childline (for children): 0800 1111

🔹 Experiencing domestic abuse? Find help safely

🔹 Worried about exploitation or modern slavery? Learn more

Support available in your area

How Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust helps

As an NHS Trust, we are committed to safeguarding. We:

✔️ Train our staff to recognise and respond to concerns
✔️ Have dedicated safeguarding leads for adults and children
✔️ Work closely with local safeguarding teams

📌 Our safeguarding commitment
As required by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we have made a declaration on safeguarding children and young people. View it here.

Prevent: Safeguarding against radicalisation

Prevent is a component of the government’s counter terrorism strategy and focuses on stopping people from becoming terrorists. In the NHS, Prevent is aligned with adult safeguarding.

The Trust has a Prevent policy, identified Trust leads, and delivers training as part of adult safeguarding training. Additional training is provided for staff expected to act on Prevent concerns.