22/11/2025
DAUK and the Medical Women’s Federation (MWF) are joining together to launch the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day on Wednesday 10 December.
More than one in five people in England and Wales has experienced domestic abuse. Rates are especially high among female healthcare professionals, with research suggesting they are three times more likely to experience it than the average person in the UK.
NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day highlights the urgent need to recognise and respond to domestic abuse affecting NHS staff, and recognise the unique barriers they can face seeking help.
The campaign has the support of NHS Practitioner Health, Doctors in Distress, Surviving in Scrubs, BRIGHT (Bristol Research on the Intersection of Gender, Health, and Trauma), IRISi Intervention, Cameron Fund, Cavell, the Healthcare Leadership Academy, and the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
The build up to NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day starts on White Ribbon Day (25 November), the global movement to end male violence against women and girls.
The Medical Women’s Federation is a White Ribbon supporter organisation and White Ribbon Champion, and medical student Divine Mkamwasi will launch our 16 days of activism on social media which will culminate in NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day.
Dr Ellen Welch, DAUK co-chair, MWF campaigns co-lead and an organiser of NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day, said: “As a solo parent on social media parenting groups, it struck me just how many doctor mums confided their experience of abuse within these spaces.
“The more I’ve learned it’s clear this is more than just anecdotal and domestic abuse is rife among health care professionals. “NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day aims to ensure that the same care and support staff extend to patients, is also given to them.
Dr Sarah Jacques, DAUK GP co-lead, MWF campaigns co-lead and an organiser of NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day, said: “This campaign will be deeply personal to a lot of NHS staff.
Read more here:https://dauk.org/first-nhs-domestic-abuse-awareness-day-launches/
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