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Table 4 Referral source March 2018 to August 2020

From: A hospital-based independent domestic violence advisor service: demand and response during the Covid-19 pandemic

Referral source

April 2020 to August 2020

% of referrals

May 2018 to March 2020

% of referrals

A&E

211

58.94%

544

58.00%

Leigh walk-in

22

6.15%

17

1.81%

Self

15

4.19%

43

4.58%

Midwifery

10

2.79%

90

9.59%

Alcohol Nurses

8

2.23%

26

2.77%

RAAMHT

7

1.96%

36

3.84%

Community Referrals

6

1.68%

26

2.77%

Children’s safeguarding nurse

6

1.68%

6

0.64%

Rainbow Ward

5

1.40%

9

0.96%

Wrightington hospital

4

1.12%

0

0.00%

Repeat

0

0.00%

31

3.30%

Other

64

17.88%

110

11.73%

Total

358

100.00%

938

100.00%

  1. RAAMHT Rapid All Age Mental Health Team, Rainbow Ward Children’s inpatient ward