3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - LINKS WITH THE SAFER STRONGER COMMUNITIES BOARD PDF 227 KB
To receive a report from Tessa Lindfield, Director of Public Health, further to the Health & Wellbeing Board development session on 5 September 2017.
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RECEIVED the report of Tessa Lindfield (Director of Public Health).
NOTED
Tessa Lindfield’s introduction of the report highlighted:
? When the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) set their priorities, one of the key areas for focus was collaboration with the Safer Stronger Communities Board (SSCB).
? The HWB development session last month included a presentation and discussion, and commitments were made, which were subject to ratification by the HWB. Slides from the presentation were included in the agenda pack as Appendix A to the report.
AGREED that the Health and Wellbeing Board support:
? The SSCB to audit Enfield’s progress towards implementing the NICE guidelines on domestic abuse.
? Dissemination of information on services for victims of domestic abuse in Enfield and prevention campaigns.
? The wider use of routine enquiry in health and care services.
? The use of DV specialist workers in A&E.
? A joint commissioning approach where it makes sense to do.
? Work towards more data sharing and analysis.
? A proposal to the JSNA steering group to include further work on this topic.
Points above would be tracked via an action plan and included in the HWB forward plan.
ACTION: Tessa Lindfield