Domestic Violence by NHS trust and board

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Dear Cheshire and Wirral Partnership 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 (CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Harriet,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request to Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (2000). I calculate the deadline for response to be 19 February 2021. Please be assured that we are working hard to respond to all requests within the statutory 20-day time limit specified in the legislation. However, as an NHS Trust, we are facing increased demands due to the current situation with Covid-19 (Coronavirus). The situation is impacting our ability to retrieve data from services at the forefront of dealing with the impact of the situation on their staff and teams, in as timely a fashion as usual. This is leading to a delay in some responses. We will make every effort to deal with your request as quickly as possible. We thank you in advance for your patience in this matter.

Should you need to contact us in relation to your query in the meantime, please quote the reference number FOI 21.022.

Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters,
Redesmere,
Liverpool Road,
Chester,
CH2 1BQ

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FOI (CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Harriet,

Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information request made to Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on 22 January 2021. We apologise for the delay in our response.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership
NHS Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters,
Redesmere,
Liverpool Road,
Chester,
CH2 1BQ

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