Internal Reference Number: FOI_8008
Date Request Received: 17/06/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/07/2024 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Sexual Safety Incidents patients aged 60+
Request Category: Researcher
Question Number 1: How many sexual safety incidents has the trust recorded where the alleged victim was a patient aged 60 or over and the alleged perpetrator was a staff member (including agency staff)? Please provide figures for: April 2021 to the end of March 2024 (total) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 | |
Answer To Question 1: 2021-22 - Less than 5 2022-23 - Less than 5 2023-24 - Less than 5 | |
Question Number 2: Do you have a Sexual Safety policy in place that covers assaults on patients by staff? | |
Answer To Question 2: The Trust are waiting for the NHS National Sexual Safety Policy to released which was held in the pre election period , the Trust have an Allegation Against staff policy that includes sexual abuse. If an allegation is made a safeguarding huddle is convened with the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer or one of their deputies in their absence. | |
Question Number 3: Does the policy also explicitly address the sexual abuse of older people? | |
Answer To Question 3: The Trust have not received it yet to answer this question, but we will review and amend it to include this with our dementia team | |
Question Number 4: Have staff received training on dealing with sexual abuse against people with dementia? | |
Answer To Question 4: They receive dementia care training and adult safeguarding training ; safeguarding training includes sexual abuse as one of the key topics . | |
Question Number 5: What training have staff received on dealing with sexual abuse against people with dementia? | |
Answer To Question 5: See response to Q4 | |
Question Number 6: Is this training mandatory for staff dealing with patients with dementia? | |
Answer To Question 6: Safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff and is undertaken in the induction period. Dementia care training is targeted to the staff most providing care on the wards. | |
Question Number 7: If your hospital has incidents recorded, please provide more information: Sex of victims No. Male No. Female No. Other | |
Answer To Question 7: Sex of victims No. Male - Less than 5 No. Female - Less than 5 No. Other - Less than 5 | |
Question Number 8: Sex of alleged perpetrator No. Male No. Female No. Other | |
Answer To Question 8: No. Male - Less than 5 No. Female - Less than 5 No. Other - Less than 5 | |
Question Number 9: Role(s) of alleged perpetrators HCA Nursing Staff Surgeon Anaesthetist Other | |
Answer To Question 9: HCA Nursing Staff - Less than 5 Surgeon - Less than 5 Anaesthetist - Less than 5 Other - Less than 5 | |
Question Number 10: Locations of alleged incidents (pls specify number for each incident) Same Sex Ward Single Sex Ward Theatre Public Area Other | |
Answer To Question 10: Same Sex Ward - Less than 5 Single Sex Ward - Less than 5 Theatre - Less than 5 Public Area - Less than 5 Other - Less than 5 | |
Question Number 11: Was incident reported to the police (please specify number for each incident) Yes No Unknown | |
Answer To Question 11: Yes - All reported to the Police | |
Question Number 12: If not reported, please give reasons for this: Please indicate if outcome of any police investigations if known | |
Answer To Question 12: N/A | |
Question Number 13: Was a referral made to the local Sexual Assault Referral Centre? (please specify number for each incident) Yes No Unknown | |
Answer To Question 13: Unknown if referred to Sexual Assault Centre | |
Question Number 14: Was the victim signposted to sexual violence support services (please specify number for each incident) Yes No Unknown | |
Answer To Question 14: Not signposted as all were confused/ lacked capacity to consent | |
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