Maternal Health and Wellbeing

Effective identification and management of domestic violence within the emergency department

Project Duration

2014 (10 months)

Funder

Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Project Staff

  • Dr Julie McGarry (PI) 1

Staff Institutions

  1. The University of Nottingham
 

Aims

The overall aim of this project is to gather evidence surrounding current practice in relation to the recognition and managing domestic abuse within the emergency department.

Methods

A qualitative study incorporating qualitative interviews with emergency department staff and survivors of domestic violence who have attended the emergency department.

Stage of Development

This is a current project.

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Publications

McGarry J, Kench S, Simpson C. (2013) The development of the domestic abuse nurse specialist role in a UK emergency department. Emergency Nurse. 21(3)

Contact for further information

Dr Julie McGarry

 

 

 

Maternal Health and Wellbeing Research Group

The University of Nottingham
School of Health Sciences
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA


telephone: +44 (0)115 823 0820
email: helen.spiby@nottingham.ac.uk