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answer text: Progress continues to be made by the health sector against all three of these actions in the Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan. On priority 21, discussions are ongoing between the Chief Medical Officer and relevant policy officials. A survey has been completed of domestic violence teaching in medical schools and this has been accepted for publication. Medical Royal Colleges are considering how to increase the profile of VAWG teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. On priority 22, the Department produced in March 2017 an online publication, âResponding to Domestic Abuse â a resource for health professionalsâ is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-a-resource-for-health-professionals The publication calls for routine enquiry into domestic abuse to become a fundamental part of the skills and practice of every health professional. More broadly the National Health Service provides care and support to victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence through a wide range of health care services, including services for physical and mental health. Routine enquiry is already in place in maternity and mental health services, to improve earlier disclosure and support people to get the care that they need. The Department has supported the Royal College of General Practitioners to develop a Violence Against Women and Children e-learning training course for general practitioners (GPs) and other primary care professionals to improve their recognition of and response to patients suffering from violence and abuse is available at: http://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/search.php?search=violence+against+women+and+children The Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) programme provides staff training and a support programme to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and primary care, providing an improved domestic violence service. It is designed to encourage clinicians and administrative staff to ask clients ab…
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