More than 5,000 midwives, mental health workers and A&E staff are being trained to raise the issue with patients as part of moves to ensure a co-ordinated approach with police and social services.
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Pioneering scheme to train NHS staff to spot victims of domestic abuse
The NHS in Scotland has started training staff to spot patients who are victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse in a pioneering initiative aimed at helping victims of violent crime that goes on behind closed doors.
