PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Damian Roland AU - Caroline Jones AU - Sarah Neill AU - Matthew Thompson AU - Monica Lakhanpaul TI - Safety netting in healthcare settings: what it means, and for whom? AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303056 DP - 2014 Apr 01 TA - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition PG - 48--53 VI - 99 IP - 2 4099 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/99/2/48.short 4100 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/99/2/48.full SO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2014 Apr 01; 99 AB - Everyday thousands of children are presented to health care practitioners by concerned parents with the vast majority being simple self-limiting illness. However serious bacterial illness, chronic inflammatory conditions and mental health problems are repeatedly missed with significant morbidity, mortality, financial and social implications. A conceptual framework detailing the mechanism of effective Safety Netting has yet to be described however and there is increasing evidence parents want guidance on when to seek medical advice (a key part of safety netting) prior to initial consultation. This article explores current understanding of safety netting in relation to child health and argues there is a need to develop a more standardised approach.