Domestic Violence by NHS trust and board

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Dear East Kent Hospitals University 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

FOI (EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Many thanks for your patience and Kind Regards

 

FOI and Information Governance Team EKHUFT

 

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Kent & Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG

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FOI (EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Ms ?Clugston / ?Wilde

 

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Yours sincerely

 

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FOI (EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Clugston

 

Thank you for your email of 22 January 2021 where you requested
information about  domestic abuse.

 

We can confirm that East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
(EKHUFT) holds the information you have requested and is set out in the
attached response.

 

We retain copyright to all information we disclose to you and any
information we supply to you under FOIA should be for your personal use.
  

 

To ensure we provide you with the exact information you want, it would be
helpful if you could tell us if you plan to re-use or publish the
information we provide to you and we will then ensure permissions are
obtained.   

 

Information released under FOI can be re-used free of charge under an open
government licence.  A copy of this licence can be found via the link
below:

[1]http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Loraine Keeler

For Freedom of Information Office

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Email:  [4][East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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