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Freedom of Information request 451-2023

Response published: 2 April 2025

FOI Request

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, regarding reporting systems for sexual misconduct. 1. 2. 3. Do all hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct? If the answer is 4. ‘no’, please share how many hospitals within your Trust do have a reporting system for sexual misconduct and how many do not. 5. 2. 3. 4. If some or all of the hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct, please 5. outline the reporting system. 6. 3. 4. 5. If none or not all of the hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct, 6. please outline what a Trust staff member should do if they are a victim of sexual misconduct and another Trust staff member is the perpetrator. 7.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 451-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
We do not use the term: Sexual Misconduct, we use Sexual Safety.
1. Do all hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct? If the answer is ‘no’, please share how many hospitals within your Trust do have a reporting system for sexual misconduct and how many do not. We have a risk management system, where all incidents related to sexual safety are reported, by categories, and subcategories.
7 Community Hospitals, 2 Mental Health Hospitals, an LD Inpatient Unit, along with 2 MH Inpatient Unit’s
2. If some or all of the hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct, please outline the reporting system. This is a risk management system, where all incidents are reported, including Sexual Safety, the management, and directors, along with specialists from corporate services, are notified immediately and the incident is submitted, depending on their profile. In addition, the systems provide module for Patient Experience; concerns, complaints, and compliments, Risk – Operational, Safety Alerts, NICE Guidance, Mortality, etc.