For many victims and survivors of domestic abuse, going to see the doctor is the only safe place they can go without the abusive partner.

Our specialist domestic violence advocate-educators train and support primary care clinicians to recognise domestic abuse and refer their female patients to our service.

The IRIS workers offer emotional and practical support and, if appropriate, help to access a range of specialist services.

After being one of two domestic abuse services to take part in a cluster randomised controlled trial in 2007, which showed a substantial increase in referrals to our
services, IRIS is now cited as best practice in NICE guidelines on domestic abuse, the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report and Home Office’s “Domestic Homicide Reviews – Common Themes Identified as Lessons to be Learned”.