FOI_6999

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6999

Date Request Received: 01/02/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 23/02/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Reporting system for sexual misconduct in your NHS Trust

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 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.

Answer To Question 1: Salisbury Foundation NHS Trust (which is one Hospital, Salisbury District Hospital) has several reporting mechanisms for reporting sexual misconduct. Staff can report it using the Dignity at Work policy or via the Freedom to Speak up guardian or by raising a Grievance. It can also be reported as an incident using the Datix Risk Management system. Patients and Visitors can report via the PALS service or a member of staff can also raise it on their behalf on the Datix system.

Question Number 2: If some or all of the hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct, please outline the reporting system

Answer To Question 2: Please see answer to question one above

Question Number 3: If none or not all of the hospitals in your Trust have a reporting system for sexual misconduct, 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.

Answer To Question 3: N/A

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