Training about Human Trafficking for non-clinical front-facing staff
Dear Royal Cornwall Hospitals 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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Dear Ruth,
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outlined):
1) Is there training provided to non-clinical, front-facing staff
about human trafficking and modern slavery in your Trust?
2) If training is delivered in your Trust, which staff receive or
are eligible to receive this training?
3) Is the training compulsory and how is attendance / completion
measured?
4) What format does this training take (e.g. e-learning,
face-to-face, etc.)?
5) How long does the training take to complete?
6) If there is no training in your Trust, is human trafficking
incorporated into a safeguarding training programme or policy?
7) If it is part of a safeguarding programme, does that programme
also include a section on the Prevent policy?
8) 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?
9) Are staff trained in who to refer a potential human trafficking
case to?
10) Are staff trained on the questions to ask to ascertain whether a
patient is a victim of human trafficking?
11) How often is the training completed?
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you very much for your response. You said that staff were 'able' to attend. Am I right to assume, in that case, that it was not compulsory? If so, how many non-clinical front-facing staff attended the training?
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Ruth Atkinson
Dear Ruth,
I have received clarification from the member of staff who prepared the part of the course regarding Human Trafficking, it would also appear that they did not organise the training event, their response is below:
"This was not compulsory. But I did not run this training and therefore I do not have that information. It was run by Adult Social Care."
The Adult Social Care team mentioned are a part of Cornwall Council, so they may have further details of who attended.
If I can be of any further help in this matter then please contact me.
Kind regards
Steve Rowe
Freedom of Information Officer
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