PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Domestic Abuse: Ethnic Groups (20 June 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to capture the lived experiences of Black and minority survivors of domestic abuse to inform health responses.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

NHS England and NHS Improvement are collaborating with the Royal Colleges to create learning materials on domestic abuse, working with trusted peer advocacy services for culturally sensitive groups of victims and survivors, such as Karma Nirvana and Black Sisters. This is in addition to training for nurses and health visitors on domestic abuse and providing trauma care for patients, informed by representatives with lived experience. From March to June 2021, the Department sought views on women’s health issues and women’s experiences of the healthcare system in England through a call for evidence. The health impacts of violence against women and girls will be addressed within the forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy, which we aim to publish in summer 2022.

Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
27 June 2022