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<p>The number of National Health Service trusts in England that provide mandatory
domestic abuse training for staff is not held centrally.</p><p>NHS staff must complete
a statutory and mandatory training programme which is provided by e-Learning for Health.
The programme includes modules on safeguarding adults and children. The requirement
to complete this training is part of the employment contract for each employee and
it is the responsibility of individual health and social care employer organisations
to ensure that their workforce complete it.</p><p>In addition, the Department has
also put £2 million over 2018/19 and 2019/20 behind expanding a pathfinder programme,
which will create a model health response for survivors of domestic violence and abuse
in general practice, mental health services and hospitals. This expands the number
of clinical commissioning groups which are pathfinder sites from three to eight providing
health services to approximately 18,000 survivors.</p><p>In March 2017 the Department
published an online Domestic Violence and Abuse resource for health professionals
to improve awareness of domestic violence and abuse. It advises health staff on how
they can support adults and young people over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse,
and dependent children in their households, by showing how they can respond effectively
to disclosures of abuse.</p><p>The Department has also funded the successful Identification
and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) project. This provides staff training and a
support programme to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and primary care,
to harness the strengths of each, and to provide an improved domestic violence service.
IRIS has been adopted in over 800 general practices across 33 areas of the United
Kingdom so far.</p>
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