As a nurse, I am determined that NHS staff are made fully aware of the range of violence and abuse that women and children are subjected to, the health issues related to this and what the NHS can do to ensure that victims receive the very best of care to help them through such difficult times.  That is why we are setting up an Implementation Group to drive forward work in this area and to help raise awareness of this terrible issue.

Professor Sir George Alberti, Chair of the Taskforce, said: Violence against women and children is a public health issue of great concern and the NHS has a clear duty to help and contribute to the multi-agency efforts to increase the safety of women and children in our society and provide much greater support.

Violence against women and children is a public health issue of great concern and the NHS has a clear duty to help and contribute to the multi-agency efforts to increase the safety of women and children in our society and provide much greater support.

Professor Sir George Alberti

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