Sharing reports about domestic violence and abuse with general practitioners: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is common and damaging to health. UK national guidance advocates a multi-agency response to DVA, and domestic homicide reviews consistently recommend improved information-sharing between agencies. Identification of patients experiencing DVA in general practice may come from external information shared with the practice, such as police incident reports and multi-agency risk assessment conference (MARAC) reports. The aim of this study was to explore the views of general practitioners (GPs) and the police about sharing reports about DVA with GPs.

Methods

Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with GPs, police staff and a partnership manager. Participants were located across England and Wales. Thematic analysis was unde

SUBMITTER: Pitt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7313185 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature