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
Barnsley review
CSP: Barnsley
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2013
Extracted: 18 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 review identified mental health issues, financial pressures, and the perpetrator's pattern of self-harm as significant factors. It also noted challenges in inter-agency information sharing and the under-use of prescribed medication.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To ensure good and consistent practice BHNFT Safeguarding Department should raise awareness amongst staff in both Children & Adult Emergency Departments and the Dental Department of the need to assess domestic abuse where there are potential indictors and consider the possibility of child abuse in actual or potential cases of domestic abuse. | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| 1 | Victim Support should review, together with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and other partner organisations and stakeholders, whether promotion and publicity for services to victims of domestic violence or abuse can be improved. | Victim Support | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence Partnership (DASVP) |
| 1 | Recommend that staff continue to be regularly updated on safeguarding issues and Berneslai Homes' role in identification, support, referral and partnership working (this is in line with our Vulnerability Strategy 'Something Doesn't Look Right'). | Berneslai Homes |
| 1 | Raise awareness of appropriate sources of support where help is available/helpline and new telephone numbers to both victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. Target voluntary and statutory agencies waiting areas. GP surgeries and Medical Centres – distribution to be arranged through the hospital internal post system. | Pathways |
| 2 | Re-launch of Guidance for DHR's taking into consideration lessons learnt and updated guidance from the Home Office. | Community Safety Partnership |
| 7.1 | Victim Support together with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and other partner organisations and stakeholders, should review whether promotion and publicity for services for victims of domestic violence or abuse can be improved. | Victim Support | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence Partnership (DASVP) |
| 7.2 | Re-launch of Guidance for DHR's taking into consideration lessons learnt and updated guidance from the Home Office. | Community Safety Partnership |
| NHS Barnsley CCG-1 | Send a reminder to all practices to constantly review their repeat prescribing system to avoid duplication of the same class of drug. At the same time make practices aware of the risk of hoarding where there are multiple items on a repeat prescription. | NHS Barnsley CCG |
| NHS Barnsley CCG-2 | Approach A&E and see if it is possible to raise the profile of knife injuries and perhaps routinely notify the Police. | NHS Barnsley CCG |
| Pathways-1a | Get it Right male perpetrator handbook finalise, print and distribute. | Pathways |
| Pathways-1b | Produce discreet ways to convey information, for example, by providing pens or key rings with a helpline number. | Pathways |
| Pathways-1c | Produce ‘Not what you expected’ publicity material specifically for:- Pregnant women, Families at Christmas | Pathways |
| SWYPFT-1 | To ensure that clinicians have access to appropriate risk assessment tools. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| SWYPFT-2 | To ensure that staff have an increased awareness of issues relating to Domestic Abuse. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| SWYPFT-3 | School Nursing staff to be reminded of the need to record who is present at any contact. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| SWYPFT-4 | School Nursing staff to be reminded of the need to be mindful about domestic abuse, to ask direct questions when appropriate and record responses. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| SWYPFT-5 | Audit adherence to the above. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| SWYPFT-6 | Incorporate good practice from Health Visiting SystmOne recording templates into School Nursing practice when this development work initiated. Ensure integrated assessment templates include fields for recording. | South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) Foundation Trust |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||