Newham review

All agencies report progress on their internal action plans generated by this Review to the CSP

Newham CCG and Barts Health should ensure that all G.P.s, Sexual Health Services and gynaecology services are routinely enquiring about domestic and sexual violence. This is of particular importance when registering new patients. There should be clear pathways for referral to domestic abuse services and MARAC. This should be monitored by regular audit and reporting performance on MARAC and Domestic and Sexual Violence referrals to the Newham Domestic and Sexual Violence Board

The London Borough of Newham and Newham CCG provide publicity and information leaflets for public facing health services on domestic abuse. This should be targeted at immigrant women to ensure they know their rights and that services believe victims of domestic and sexual violence. This will extend to the Open Doors Service at Homerton Hospital.

The Metropolitan Police Service review protocols and training for visits to licenced premises where sex workers are present. They should ensure that all staff are appropriately trained to deliver information and support on sexual and domestic violence. This training should ensure an awareness of sexual and domestic violence protocols and the provision of Health Services.

The Ugly Mugs website is seen as a valuable service that has the confidence of sex workers in reporting attacks by strangers and clients. National Ugly Mugs Scheme should be asked to review how links can be made to domestic abuse services and encourage reporting on the national website. This could provide a pathway to local domestic and sexual violence services for this hard to reach group.

London Borough of Newham and Newham CCG to review how the issue of domestic abuse and relationships can be incorporated into the process of registration and review with GPs, Sexual Health and Genitourinary Services.

The Home office and NHS England can jointly consider how good practice developed at Open Doors can be implemented in other areas. This would include the development of ISVA services specifically for sex workers and reporting protocols with police services.

The London Borough of Newham Community Safety Partnership develop a strategy to engage with immigrant women to ensure that they understand legal rights in the UK and understand the law and reporting processes in the area of domestic and sexual violence.

The Home Office consider advising that each Community Safety Partnership consider inviting the Immigration Service as associate members to local boards.