Question reference: S5O-00227
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 September 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 October 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in establishing routine enquiry of abuse in the NHS.
Answer
Routine enquiry of domestic abuse is an important means of supporting diagnosis and assessment of peoples’ needs to ensure most appropriate treatment and care. In NHS Scotland, it is being implemented within the priority settings of maternity, mental health, substance misuse, A&E, community nursing and sexual health services, as part of our overall approach to intervening early in cases of domestic abuse and ensuring victims are supported. NHS Health Scotland is supporting health boards to establish routine enquiry across these settings through its Gender Based Violence and Health Programme
To date, routine enquiry of abuse in the key priority settings has been introduced by some health boards and approximately 4000 staff have completed the national training programme.