Community Violence

• Signpost all patients that attend where community based violence (sexual/ domestic / violence against women and girls (VAWG)/ homophobic /racial and religious hate/ wounding /serious assalt /common assault /harrassment /weapons/ spiking/ needling) is a contributory factor to their ED attendance to report to Thames Valley Police .
• Signpost all victims to victim support (see below). 

• Document locations/venues/ clubs/pubs/festivals/events where the incident has occurred in your clinical notes so that data  and information can be shared with partners- TVP, Licensing, Public Health to improve community safety and targeting locations of concern. 

• All knife / gunshot wounds/children - disclosure to TVP in these instances should be evaluated and risk assessed to reflect the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018.The police are responsible for assessing the risk posed by a member of the public who is armed with, and has used, a gun or knife in a violent attack. Please seek Senior Clinician's advice. 
• Health Practitioners need to consider: 1) the risk of a further attack on the patient 2) the risk to staff, patients and visitors in the emergency department or hospital 3) the risk of another attack near to, or at, the site of the original incident - .https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/confidentiality---reporting-gunshot-and-knife-wounds/reporting-gunshot-and-knife-wounds
•  Dealing with Knife Injuries | Royal College of Nursing (rcn.org.uk)
• Children's /adults safeguarding Team referral. 
• Call  999/101 -Online reporting of a non emergency crime : https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/report-a-crime-incident/

• Victim Support 

  Victim Support operates a free and confidential 24/7 Supportline and live chat service, every day of the year - offering specialist support to anyone who has been a victim of crime or a witness. If you’d prefer to access interactive self-support guides, visit My Support Space.

  Telephone: 0808 16 89 111
  Live chat: victimsupport.org.uk/live-chat
  My Support Space: mysupportspace.org.uk/MoJ 

• https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

SAFE! Project

The SAFE! Project supports young people who have been affected by crime, helping them to recover their confidence and sense of safety.

Website: http://www.safeproject.org.uk/
Phone: 0800 133 7938

• Galop (for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people)
  Tel: 0800 999 5428
  www.galop.org.uk

Karma Nirvana

Supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage Phone: 0800 5999 247

Email: support@karmanirvana.org.uk

More information including opening hours can be found online at https://karmanirvana.org.uk

NightSafe Oxford – Oxford Radiolink (oxfordcitycrimepartnership.co.uk)

Safe Places organisations will be identified through the Safe Places logo on their windows, or through the Safe Places App which will allow people to find their nearest Safe Place from their current location.The Oxford Bus Company is also part of our Safe Places scheme.  Drivers will radio through to their control room for assistance if someone is in need of help.Below are some of our signed up members:

City Centre - The Randolph, Malmaison, The westgate, Atik, The four candles, St Jame's tavern, The bullingdon, The library, The O2 academy