Wolverhampton review

Review current discharge communication process with Crisis teams and GP.

Review Domestic Abuse training available to staff internally and externally.

Raise awareness of domestic abuse with staff within Black Country Partnership Foundation Trust.

Review current record keeping to ensure it’s in line with NHSLA and NMC record keeping standards.

Report writing and Storing Information will be embedded in staff training and Induction

Multi agency working and Sharing information will be a standing agenda on team meetings. Staff to present good practice examples and potential queries to discuss as a holistic approach.

The Haven Wolverhampton staff to attend multi agency training for Safeguarding Children and Adults.

The Haven Wolverhampton to inform Police when the name of the Perpetrator is known.

The Haven Wolverhampton to contact and seek advice with Children Services if it is disclosed by parents that children have been present when a domestic violence incident has occurred.

Increase provision of Domestic Violence awareness training for Midwifery and Health Visiting services (base line March 2014).

To review domestic violence guidance and to convert to policy.

Review of standing operating procedures related to domestic violence in midwifery and health visiting services.

The Safeguarding Children Board, Safeguarding Adults Boards and Safer Wolverhampton Partnership will develop plans for skilling up workers to have confidence to undertake safety planning.

The Safeguarding Children Board, Safeguarding Adults Board and Safer Wolverhampton Partnership will develop an effective assurance process to ensure that all member agencies are implementing and complying with the agreed Overarching Domestic Violence Protocol and its principles.

Safer Wolverhampton Partnership will put in place a strategy for a co-ordinated approach to perpetrator and offender management.

The Safeguarding Children Board, Safeguarding Adults Boards and Safer Wolverhampton Partnership will: o Deliver a programme of multi-agency, culturally aware training; o Actively engage partners and communities to identify and respond to barriers of service access; o Deliver targeted communications to promote the rights of victims and availability of support within communities where services are under-utilised.

The Safeguarding Children Board and Safeguarding Adult Board will monitor compliance with the Overarching Domestic Violence Protocol through Section 11 audits and annual assurance statements respectively; The Safeguarding Children Board, Safeguarding Adult Board and Safer Wolverhampton Partnership will extend the availability of training for front-line practitioners.

The Executive Board of the Wolverhampton Domestic Violence Forum will: o Improve coordination and development of MARAC in line with CAADA self-assessment findings; o Ensure the MARAC development plan is fully implemented; o Monitor agency referrals to MARAC and completion of MARAC actions.

Write an agency specific protocol regarding Domestic Violence.

All Family Support Workers should undertake annual training on Domestic Violence including cultural aspects.

All Children’s Centres should have a named ‘expert’ within their Centre to whom they can refer with issues of Domestic Violence.

All Children’s Centres should run a Freedom Programme.

Clear information should be gained from referrers who record Domestic Violence on the Referral Form including any historical factors.

Cases discussed with Senior staff whether informally or formally e.g. during Supervision or Reflective Practice sessions should be recorded on the family’s Case Notes as per the Case File Audit Policy.

The Worker’s name who delivered / was responsible for group delivery such as Stay and Play, Nail and Beauty course is recorded consistently on the Synergy database.

All case files have an up to date Risk Assessment.

The notification of domestic violence must be marked clearly and promptly on all affected GP records so that all members of the team are aware of this.

The notification of domestic violence must stimulate internal practice review, along the lines of a significant event analysis.

Improved training in domestic violence and safeguarding vulnerable adults

Improved access to social services/other agencies for advice and guidance on domestic violence cases for the primary health care team

All key staff to be aware of indicators of harm in relation to domestic violence.

Review updated models of practice for liaising with external agencies which have been employed following the appointment of the Pastoral Officer.

To be aware of agencies who can support victims of domestic violence.

West Midlands Police to ensure through training days and the West Midlands Police force intranet site that all police officers and staff are to reinforce the Domestic Abuse Policy (2013).

The Over-Arching Domestic Violence Protocol and Guidance is embedded in policy, practice and delivery.

All front line practitioners and managers receive specialist domestic violence training.

Front line practitioners are able to undertake a DASHH risk assessment or have an agreed referral pathway for a DASHH risk assessment to be undertaken as part of any social work assessments that relate to domestic violence.

All front line practitioners and managers demonstrate cultural awareness in regard to particular vulnerable groups.

Practitioners need to be clear on stepping up and down arrangements between Early Help Services and Children’s Social Care Services to ensure families continue to be supported.

Managers to ensure where agreed, cases are closed in a timely manner.

Practitioners to receive training on outcome focused, time bound care planning.

There is a developed understanding between Adult and Children Services to promote improved joined up working.

Practitioners and managers to ensure a holistic approach is implemented to assessment and action planning to ensure the needs of the children, victims and perpetrators are considered where they wish to remain together.

Review attendance of and contribution to MARAC by Wolverhampton Homes.

Consider the inclusion of a question specific to issues surrounding domestic violence/abuse as part of the application individuals/households have to make to . register with WH for accommodation