Our Commitments
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
The Board of the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is assured that the following are in place to meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission Regulation 13 and ensure that systems and processes safeguard all our patients whether they are children, young people or adults.
CQC Registration
From April 2010 it is a legal requirement for all healthcare providers to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and comply with the essential standards of quality and safety and their associated outcomes.
Safeguarding Children and Young People - Annual Reports
Safeguarding Adults - Annual Reports
Modern Slavery Act 2022/23 Statement
At the RUH we are committed to ensuring that no modern slavery or human trafficking takes place in any part of our business or our supply chain. We are fully aware of the responsibilities we hold towards our service users, employees and local communities. We are guided by a strict set of ethical values in all of our business dealings and expect our suppliers (i.e. all companies that we do business with) to adhere to these same principles. We have zero tolerance for slavery and human trafficking.
Policies
The Trust has a number of policies relevant to exploitation and human trafficking and exploitation and has joint guidance for services run in partnership with other providers, such as Banes, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board. Our Adult Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Children and Young People policy have sections and guidance on trafficking and our HR processes mandate recruitment checks to ensure pre-employment suitability and Disclosure and Barring compliance where appropriate.
- Signs of slavery
- COVID-19: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- RUH Adult Safeguarding Policy
- RUH Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
The majority of our healthcare provision is through direct contact with clinical staff. Our HR processes and professional registration requirements provide the checks to ensure that our workforce is compliant. Areas of greater risk would include supply chains of certain products and equipment. When procuring suppliers the Trust procurement process requires evidence of measures taken in line with the prohibition of human trafficking and exploitation.
Training
All clinical staff receive safeguarding training appropriate to their role, which includes training about human trafficking and exploitation in line with the Adult and Childrens Safeguarding competency requirements as outlined by the respective Intercollegiate Documents. Our safeguarding teams act as a resource to the workforce on any human trafficking and exploitation concerns. The effectiveness of approach The Trust monitors each clinical area against the requirement to train staff in all aspects of safeguarding training appropriate to the clinical environment, and compliance is monitored through Divisional Boards.