The training aimed to enhance the novices’ capacity to use the case information to determine an appropriate response. However, other issues such as effective multidisciplinary working were not addressed. Such issues are seen as central to effective actions arising from abuse detection. The training also only addressed the decision needs of health and social care professionals. There may be merit in examining the signal detection ability, and responsiveness to training, of professionals involved in safeguarding and detection in areas such as the financial and legal sectors [45].