Prior contact with potential victims of trafficking (n=782)*
| No prior contact, n (%) N=680 | Prior contact, n (%) N=102 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical discipline | ||
| Clinical therapies† | 60 (96.8) | 2 (3.2) |
| Emergency medicine | 75 (84.3) | 14 (15.7) |
| Maternity | 109 (79.6) | 28 (20.4) |
| Mental health | 149 (86.1) | 24 (13.9) |
| Paediatrics | 43 (82.7) | 9 (17.3) |
| Other clinical‡ | 164 (90.6) | 17 (9.4) |
| Non-clinical§ | 21 (87.5) | 3 (12.5) |
| Current NHS role | ||
| Doctor/dentist | 100 (83.3) | 20 (16.7) |
| HCA/porter | 34 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) |
| Midwife | 40 (61.5) | 25 (38.5) |
| Nurse | 244 (92.1) | 21 (7.9) |
| Psychologist/counsellor | 28 (82.4) | 6 (17.6) |
| Student | 41 (85.4) | 7 (14.6) |
| Technical support/administration | 29 (87.9) | 4 (12.1) |
| Other¶ | 111 (88.1) | 15 (11.9) |
| Reason for suspicion | ||
| Patient disclosure | – | 33 (32.4) |
| Professional disclosure | – | 25 (24.5) |
| Other** | – | 11 (10.8) |
| Not specified | – | 33 (32.4) |
*Owing to missing data, columns may not total to 782.
†Clinical therapies include physiotherapy, audiology, speech and language.
‡Other clinical disciplines, for example, endocrinology, haematology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, etc.
§Non-clinical includes, for example, administrators, chaplains, porters, receptionists, etc.
¶Other current NHS roles include physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, audiologist dietician, social worker, operating department practitioner, radiographer, phlebotomy, pharmacist, safeguarding lead, prison link worker, chaplain.
**Child was in foster care, child was not parent's, inconsistent information, unusual situation, poor communication, reduced self-esteem, police involvement, noted in records, poor living conditions.