Below is a summary of the findings from our national survey and stakeholder workshop. To read the full paper published in BMC Psychiatry click the button below.

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BACKGROUND
​The aim of this study was to identify

1. How many English National Health Service (NHS) Trusts with maternity services have a hIDVA programme;
2. Which departments within the Trust they operate in;
3. What format, content, and variation in hIDVA programmes exist;
4. Key facilitators and barriers of implementation in maternity services.

METHODS
​We conducted a national survey of English NHS Trusts with maternity services. We then hosted a workshop with 38 national key stakeholders to examine barriers and facilitators to hIDVA programme implementation.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

86 out of 124 Trusts (69%) with a maternity service responded to the survey. Just under 70% of services had a hIDVA programme in operation. The map here shows the spread of Trust with or without a hIDVA in their services.

​Those with a hIDVA programme are shown in red and those without are shown in blue.

Factors that facilitated the implementation of hIDVA services included:

• Awareness raising and training on DVA for healthcare staff
• Co-location of hIDVA staff in Trust services an

• Communication and relationship building
• Governance and management support
• Funding and commissioning

Challenges that could potentially hinder the successful implementation of hIDVA programmes included:

• hIDVA programme funding sustainability
• ​hIDVA staff turnover
• Lack of awareness and training among healthcare staff regarding the hIDVA role