About this page. This page summarises a Domestic Homicide Review published in the Home Office DHR Library. The full report is available at the source link below. Victim and perpetrator names are not included in extracted summaries on this page.
Source · Domestic Homicide Review
West Berkshire review
CSP: West Berkshire
Published: December 2022
Year of death: 2017
Extracted: 4 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The report highlights a lack of routine enquiry about domestic abuse by GPs, fragmented information sharing between agencies due to separate GP registrations and limited communication from the drug and alcohol service, and the need for greater professional curiosity regarding domestic abuse and substance misuse.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GP practices should be reminded of the necessity to make routine enquiry about domestic abuse. West Berkshire has implemented a wide-ranging programme of GP training but this case demonstrates there is more to do to embed routine enquiry in day-to-day practice. | GP practices |
| 2 | The Drug and Alcohol Service should put in place a process for ensuring that GPs are advised when a patient presents to their service. The issues of confidentiality notwithstanding, a policy or process for when this should take place will better guide staff on when this should occur. This should apply to the services provided by the organisation not only in West Berkshire but in it other locations. | IRiS Drug and Alcohol Service | Incoming Drug and Alcohol Service Provider |
| Children’s Primary S | The school will complete the Domestic Abuse and Domestic Abuse Champions training being offered by Building Communities Together Partnership. | Children’s Primary School |
| Clinical Commissioni | Clinical Commissioning Group to continue to promote domestic abuse training in primary care based on sign indicators presentation of stress anxiety and clinical research and effective record keeping. | Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||