Eleanor Hepworth

Nov 3, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | G. J. Melendez-Torres |Louise Crathorne |Eleanor Hepworth |Vanessa Sloane

1 BACKGROUND Quantitative and qualitative evaluations of health system initiatives to improve the response to domestic abuse (DA) have highlighted the potential value of the Domestic Abuse Coordinator (DAC) role within National Health Service (NHS) acute trusts.1, 2 Because the exact description and title of the DAC role vary between NHS acute trusts, there are no exact estimates of its prevalence; however, evaluations have highlighted some common characteristics of the role.