NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day and Domestic Abuse Resources

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NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day - Wednesday 10th December

We would love for you to join the Medical Women’s Federation and Doctors’ Association UK to recognise the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day #NHSDAAD on Wednesday 10 December.

Our goal is to ensure NHS employers can support staff experiencing domestic abuse.

How can you get involved?
 

• Display our poster inside the doors of staff toilets. It contains information and resources specifically aimed at health care professionals experiencing domestic abuse
   
• Ask staff members to wear a white ribbon on 10 December. A white ribbon is a global symbol of the movement to end men’s violence against women and girls. MWF is a White Ribbon Supporter Organisation and staff can order ribbons to wear here
   
• Review our resources (see below). As well as information for survivors and employers, we will be sharing podcasts, videos, and blogs from healthcare professional survivors which you can share on your socials to inform staff.
   
• Review your domestic abuse policies. In 2023 NHSE joined the employers initiative on domestic abuse. All NHS organisations should have robust policies on domestic abuse and a trained designated point of contact – please review your own and let staff know how they can seek help

give us a follow if you are on X at @NHSDAAware and @medicalwomenuk and @theDA_UK

Domestic Abuse Resources

Please Click the following links to access our domestic abuse resources:

• Resources for doctors experiencing domestic abuse
• Domestic Abuse Resources for NHS Employers
• Research and guidance on domestic abuse in healthcare professionals
• Follow our domestic abuse substack page 

Learn how to cover your tracks online here

If you want to access support over the phone, you can call:

Free, confidential support and advice is available to victims and their concerned family members or friends, 24 hours a day.