Welcome to our Women's Stakeholder hub
In a challenging year, our Women's service has engaged with patients, staff and stakeholders with the aim of driving significant change within the service.
With a series of Stakeholder Engagement meetings planned - our next on Wednesday 23 September - we want to share with you some of the changes that have already been made and what this means for our patients, staff and you, our stakeholders.
A review of the Women’s clinical model and strategy has been conducted in discussion with multiple stakeholders, including patients and carers, staff, NHSE and regional teams, commissioners and regulators.
These discussions identified the need to develop a trauma informed approach. With many women in secure services having experienced trauma, this whole system approach, grounded in a thorough understanding of trauma and its effect, aids women to feel safe and secure, so that therapeutic treatment can take place. The five guiding principles of trauma informed care are: