Citation

Cutland M, Sims J, Pye M, Rourke C, McMullan K, Linden A, Jones S. Child Abuse Rev. 2019; 28(2): 159-165.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/car.2543

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Key Practitioner Messages Child protection medical reports provide the voice and opinion of a paediatrician, and must be readable by all. Child protection medical reports should include a professional opinion even if the opinion is one of being unsure. Simple measures can improve the readability of reports. A number of descriptive words are used in the opinions of reports. Standardisation of these could be encouraged to reduce misinterpretation. 'Child protection medical reports provide the voice and opinion of a paediatrician, and must be readable by all'