Making a referral / seeking advice
CCGs provide services for children registered with GPs relating to that CCG. Local authorities provide services for those residents within their boundaries.
If a GP wants to refer a child to children's social care, they need to refer to the service serving the area where the child resides. If a GP wishes to seek advice from a local named GP or designated professional, they should contact the professional representing the CCG to which the practice is linked (see figure below).
Up to date contact information for local children’s social care teams can be found using the links below
- Local Medical Committee | Newcastle and North Tyneside (nnt-lmc.co.uk)
- Local Medical Committee | Gateshead and South Tyneside LMC (gst-lmc.co.uk)
- Representing, advising and supporting GPs and practices across Lancashire and Cumbria | Consortium of Lancashire & Cumbria LMCs (nwlmcs.org)
- Northumberland LMC
- County Durham & Darlington Local Medical Committee | The only statutory body that represent all GPs in County Durham & Darlington in all their professional roles (cddlmc.org.uk)
- https://clevelandlmc.org.uk/index.aspx
All GP practices should have up to date contact details for and named professionals within their practice safeguarding policies.
Local authority / CCG boundaries:
