Domestic Violence by NHS trust and board

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Dear Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for information relating to your activities with regards to domestic violence.

Could you please tell me:

Do you provide access to an Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor?

If yes, do you provide access to an IDAA at every hospital site?

Do you employ a domestic abuse specialist nurse?

If yes, do you employ a domestic abuse specialist nurse at every hospital site?

Do you have a Domestic Abuse policy?

If yes, please provide a copy.

Do you produce an annual safeguarding report on domestic abuse?

Do you conduct internal audits to ensure compliance to the domestic abuse policy?

Have you conducted training for staff on domestic abuse in the last 12 months. If no, in the last 24 months?

How many domestic abuse, stalking and harassment (DASH) risk assessments were completed by the trust/health board in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?

How many domestic abuse, stalking and harassment (DASH) referrals were made by the trust/health board to a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?

Please provide the data for the last two parts of my request in a spreadsheet format.

Please do let me know if I need to amend or clarify my request in any way.

Yours faithfully,

Harriet Clugston

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FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (WESTERN SUSSEX HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

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Dear Claire,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act 2000.

 

We are now in a position to respond to your request.

 

Your request:

 1.     Do you provide access to an Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor?

2.       If yes, do you provide access to an IDAA at every hospital site?

3.       Do you employ a domestic abuse specialist nurse?

4.       If yes, do you employ a domestic abuse specialist nurse at every
hospital site?

5.       Do you have a Domestic Abuse policy?

6.       If yes, please provide a copy.

7.       Do you produce an annual safeguarding report on domestic abuse?

8.       Do you conduct internal audits to ensure compliance to the
domestic abuse policy?

9.       Have you conducted training for staff on domestic abuse in the
last 12 months. If no, in the last 24 months?

10.   How many domestic abuse, stalking and harassment (DASH) risk
assessments were completed by the trust/health board in 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019 and 2020?

11.   How many domestic abuse, stalking and harassment (DASH) referrals
were made by the trust/health board to a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment
Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?

 

Our response:

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Trust
can confirm that it holds information relevant to your request and this
has been provided where possible below.

 

 1.  Not directly.  The Trust has a referral pathway to WORTH Specialist
Domestic Abuse Services, West Sussex.  WORTH may be contacted in the
following ways: using the link
[1]https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire-emerg...
 
by sending an email
to: [email address
or by telephone on 07834 968539 or 033 022 28181
 2. As above
 3. No
 4. No
 5. Yes
 6. The publication of this information is expected within the next few
months, as the current policy is currently being updated.  Since the
information requested is intended for future publication, section 22
exemption under the Act is engaged. Section 22 exemption is a
qualified exemption and is therefore subject to a public interest
test. We recognise the general public interest in openness,
transparency and making information freely available. Additionally, we
recognise the public interest in the specific information you are
seeking. This public interest, however, will be met by the publication
of this information in the coming months. Disclosure by the Trust now
would involve publishing information that is incomplete and has not
yet been ratified by the relevant senior committees within the Trust.
Our conclusion is that it is reasonable in these circumstances to
withhold the information requested at this time, and that the balance
of public interest lies in keeping to the proposed timetable for
publication.
 7. We produce annual adult and children safeguarding reports which
include data relating to adult safeguarding domestic abuse
referrals and referrals to children’s special care due to domestic
abuse.
 8. Yes
 9. Yes, within the Trust's adult and children safeguarding training. 
10. This information is not held by the Trust. Risk assessments are
completed by WORTH after they receive a domestic abuse referral from
our organisation and WORTH holds the data. Please see contact details
for WORTH given above (Question 1).  Since this information is not
currently held by the Trust, it is therefore not available under the
Freedom of Information Act
11. This information is not held by the Trust. Worth and Social Care refer
cases to MARAC on the Trust's behalf and hold the data. Since this
information is not currently held by the Trust, it is therefore not
available under the Freedom of Information Act

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

 

Freedom of Information Office

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

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