Safeguarding is protecting children and adults at risk from abuse and neglect, and every doctor has a duty to act on a concern, whether or not they usually treat that person.
Sport brings its own risks: relationships of trust and power between young athletes and coaches, high-performance pressure, overnight travel and physical contact in coaching. This page covers the doctor's duty, how concerns arise in sport, and how to respond.
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