Training about Human Trafficking for non-clinical front-facing staff

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Dear Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust,

• Is there training provided to non-clinical, front-facing staff about human trafficking and modern slavery in your Trust?
• If training is delivered in your Trust, which staff receive or are eligible to receive this training? Is the training compulsory and how is attendance / completion measured? What format does this training take (e.g. e-learning, face-to-face, etc.)? How long does the training take to complete?
• If there is no training in your Trust, is human trafficking incorporated into a safeguarding training programme or policy? If it is part of a safeguarding programme, does that programme also include a section on the Prevent policy?
• For either stand-alone training or training which is incorporated into a safeguarding programme or policy (please specify which): Are staff trained in potential clinical indicators for human trafficking victims? Are staff trained in who to refer a potential human trafficking case to? Are staff trained on the questions to ask to ascertain whether a patient is a victim of human trafficking? How often is the training completed?

Yours faithfully,

Ruth Atkinson

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DVH Freedom of Information,

Dear Ruth,

 

Freedom of Information

With reference to your request detailed below, I can confirm the
following:

 

All new starters to the Trust have Safeguarding training on induction.

Human trafficking is mentioned as part of the safeguarding training  on
“Welcome to the Trust” and mandatory update. We do not have a whole
session on it but it is mentioned.

 

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FOI Act Lead
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

 

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Dear Sir / Madam,

Thank you for your response. Would you mind answering the rest of the questions as per my original question in relation to the safeguarding training and mandatory update in which human trafficking is mentioned:

1. How is attendance measured?
2. What format does it take?
3. How long does it take?
4. Does it include a section on the Prevent policy?
5. Does it provide training on clinical indicators for human trafficking victims?
6. Does it provide training on who to refer human trafficking cases to?
7. Does it provide training on the questions to ask to ascertain if a patient is a victim of human trafficking?
8. How often are the mandatory updates?
9. Are these updates received by non-clinical front-facing staff?

Please respond to each of the answers.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Ruth Atkinson

DVH Freedom of Information,

Dear Ruth,

As mentioned, we do not provide specific training on human trafficking - data is not held to be able to answer your questions.

Kind regards
FOI Act Lead

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Dear DVH Freedom of Information,

Thank you for this clarification. Could you let me know if safeguarding includes Prevent?

Yours sincerely,

Ruth Atkinson

DVH Freedom of Information,

Dear Ruth,

 

Prevent is a strand of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy known
as CONTEST and is therefore separate from the main Safeguarding training.

 

Kind regards,

FOI Act Lead
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

 

 

 

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Dear DVH Freedom of Information,

Thank you for this. So, human trafficking is mentioned in the safeguarding training that *non-clinical front-facing* staff receive. Could you clarify:

- how often do they receive this safeguarding training?
- how long does this safeguarding training last?
- what format does this safeguarding training take?
- does this safeguarding training include clinical indicators for human trafficking victims?
- does this safeguarding training include referral mechanisms for human trafficking victims?
- does this safeguarding training include questions to ask to ascertain if someone is a human trafficking victim?

I am not asking about standalone training, I am asking about the training *non-clinical front-facing* staff receive about human trafficking within safeguarding. Responding to the questions may involve looking at the training information provided. Please respond in full to each question. Thank you for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Ruth Atkinson

DVH Freedom of Information,

Dear Ruth,

 

Please see comments:

- how often do they receive this safeguarding training? Currently 3
yearly, all safeguarding training is under review

- how long does this safeguarding training last?  Sessions last from
1/2hrs to full days training. The training is currently being reviewed as
to how it is presented, what format it is delivered in and to what
audience and how this is monitored and recorded.

- what format does this safeguarding training take? Face to face training

- does this safeguarding training include clinical indicators for human
trafficking victims?  Not at present

- does this safeguarding training include referral mechanisms for human
trafficking victims? Not at present

- does this safeguarding training include questions to ask to ascertain if
someone is a human trafficking victim? Not at present

 

 

Kind regards

FOI Act Lead

 

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