title: Genitourinary medicine clinic policies on domestic violence across England and Wales: a postal questionnaire survey.
abstract: Domestic violence (DV) is prevalent in the UK. There are no national recommendations for assessment of DV in genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics. Bournemouth GU medicine clinic has a referral pathway for victims of DV. A postal questionnaire survey was carried out to determine whether GU medicine clinics across England and Wales had local policies in place to assess DV and also to establish their views on routine assessment of DV within GU medicine. The response rate was 53%. Most clinics had access to patient literature. Only 20% of the clinics had a policy in place to assist victims of DV. Although over 50% agreed that routine assessment for DV should happen in GU medicine clinics, only 11% clinics routinely asked about DV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK. leela.sanmani@gmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanmani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017579:Domestic Violence; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales