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Consider the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) as a friend.It is the best tool we have for analytical assessment of complex cases not unlike the landmark RCGP trial I mentioned above. 4• Look at the RCGP/National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Toolkit for Safeguarding Children and Young People (section on Child Protection Conferences, page 36). 5 You will note that it highlights the three main headings of the CAF: child's developmental needs, parenting capacity, and family and environmental factors.The Toolkit goes on to consider key points to include from a GP perspective.Perhaps use this to set up your own template.If we manage to contribute to make even one or two children's lives better per GP per year through safeguarding, we may be rewarded by seeing their health and wellbeing improved and may even be thanked by future GPs who have one or two adults less scarred forever by child abuse and neglect.