Other community, social and personal services

Tender description

The identification and referral to improve safety (IRIS). Domestic violence and above (DVA) has been identified as a major public health problem with substantial health consequences and enormous costs to the NHS. IRIS is a general practice-based DVA programme providing training, support and appropriate referral options to practices. IRIS is a national strategy aiming on raising the profile of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) within local communities and aims to provide GP's and Practice staff with the training and awareness to identify victims and families involved in DVA. It enables staff to be able to raise the issues of DVA and offer options for support and referral to the appropriate services for timely intervention and prevention of violence and abuse. The project will fund training provision for practices which supports them to respond, refer and record DVA and provides access to DVA Advocates who are a point of contact for the GP practice and support victims and perpetrators. Domestic violence and above (DVA) has been identified as a major public health problem with substantial health consequences and enormous costs to the NHS. IRIS is a general practice-based DVA programme providing training, support and appropriate referral options to practices. IRIS is a national strategy aiming on raising the profile of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) within local communities and aims to provide GP's and Practice staff with the training and awareness to identify victims and families involved in DVA. It enables staff to be able to raise the issues of DVA and offer options for support and referral to the appropriate services for timely intervention and prevention of violence and abuse. The project will fund training provision for practices which supports them to respond, refer and record DVA and provides access to DVA Advocates who are a point of contact for the GP practice and support victims and perpetrators.