Medway Community Healthcare (MCH) provides a wide range of high quality community health services for Medway residents; from health visitors and district nurses to speech and language therapists and out of hours urgent care.
MCH provides high quality community and specialist services to people living in Medway and Kent. We understand our safeguarding responsibilities and consider them of vital importance
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been assured we have robust process in place to support staff to recognise the abuse and keep people safe, understand the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and work within the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS).
We report our safeguarding activity against agreed metrics to the Quality Assurance Committee, with quarterly reports submitted to our commissioners in the CCG and public health. We also contribute information and resource to both the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board (KMSAB) and the Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership (MSCP). MCH sit on both the MSCP, KMSAB business group and the subgroups of both Boards.
Our Board is assured that:
On the basis of this MCH confirms it has considered its position in regard to safeguarding children and adults and has assurance that it is meeting requirements and is following good practice.
Your experience is important to us and helps us to make sure our services provide excellent care. If you have any comments or queries about our services please see our contact us section.
Medway Council Social Care Customer First 01634 334466 Out of Hours 03000 419191
Kent Social Care 9am-5pm 03000 411111 Out of Hours 03000 419191
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) 01634 331065
Police 101 or 999
National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000247
Child Line 0800 1111
NSPCC 0800 8005000
Confidential Anti-Terrorist hotline 0800 789321
Modern Slavery Helpline 0800 0121 700
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