Sexual Safety Incidents patients aged 60+

Reference: 24-25121

Date response sent: 26/06/2024

Details of enquiry

The number of reported sexual assault incidents where the victim was aged 60 or over and alleged perpetrator was a staff member (including agency staff):

1. How many sexual safety incidents has the trust recorded where the alleged victim was a patient aged 60 or over and the alleged perpetrator was a staff member (including agency staff)?

Please provide figures for:

1. April 2021 to the end of March 2024 (total)
2. 2021-22
3. 2022-23
4. 2023-24
5. Do you have a Sexual Safety policy in place that covers assaults on patients by staff?
6. Does the policy also explicitly address the sexual abuse of older people?
7. Have staff received training on dealing with sexual abuse against people with dementia?
8. What training have staff received on dealing with sexual abuse against people with dementia?
9. Is this training mandatory for staff dealing with patients with dementia?
10. If your hospital has incidents recorded, please provide more information:

Sex of victims

Sex of alleged perpetrator

Role(s) of alleged perpetrators

Locations of alleged incidents (pls specify number for each incident)

Was incident reported to the police (please specify number for each incident)

8. If not reported, please give reasons for this:
9. Please indicate if outcome of any police investigations if known:
10. Was a referral made to the local Sexual Assault Referral Centre? (please specify number for each incident)

11. Was the victim signposted to sexual violence support services (please specify number for each incident)

Response sent

1. How many sexual safety incidents has the trust recorded where the alleged victim was a patient aged 60 or over and the alleged perpetrator was a staff member (including agency staff)?

Please provide figures for:

1. April 2021 to the end of March 2024 (total)
2. 2021-22
3. 2022-23
4. 2023-24

During these time periods, we did not collect incident information that include ages of patients. However, there were no sexual safety incidents recorded by the Trust during the timeframe where the alleged victim was a patient aged 60 or over and the alleged perpetrator was a staff member (including agency staff).

2. Do you have a Sexual Safety policy in place that covers assaults on
   patients by staff?

Yes

3. Does the policy also explicitly address the sexual abuse of older
   people?

No.

4. Have staff received training on dealing with sexual abuse against
   people with dementia?

Adult safeguarding training is mandatory for all and clinical staff dealing with adult patients must do L3 training in accordance with the RCN “Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff”. This training does cover abuse by staff but not specifically for people with dementia.

As a Trust primarily responsible for therapeutic and gender services we do not have clinical services specifically for dementia patients nor do we have any in-patient beds.

5. What training have staff received on dealing with sexual abuse against people with dementia?

Please see Q4 above

6. Is this training mandatory for staff dealing with patients with
   dementia?

Please see 4 above

7. If your hospital has incidents recorded, please provide more information:
8. Sex of alleged perpetrator
9. Role(s) of alleged perpetrators
10. Locations of alleged incidents (pls specify number for each incident)
11. Was incident reported to the police (please specify number for each incident)
12. Please indicate if outcome of any police investigations if known:
13. Was a referral made to the local Sexual Assault Referral Centre? (please specify number for each incident)
14. Was the victim signposted to sexual violence support services (please specify number for each incident)

For responses to questions 7-14, please refer to our response to Q1 above.