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28/11/2007
Irish GPs Need Training On Domestic Violence
The Women's Health Council has called for GPs and other 'frontline' healthcare staff to be trained in how to tackle violence against women.
A report just published by the council said health professionals are uniquely placed to help women who regularly access the health service because of increased ill-health and injuries caused by domestic violence.
Support groups say that as many as one in every five Irish women experience domestic violence at some stage in their lives.
European research also shows that more women die or are seriously injured every year through domestic violence than through cancer or road accidents.
(BMcC)
A report just published by the council said health professionals are uniquely placed to help women who regularly access the health service because of increased ill-health and injuries caused by domestic violence.
Support groups say that as many as one in every five Irish women experience domestic violence at some stage in their lives.
European research also shows that more women die or are seriously injured every year through domestic violence than through cancer or road accidents.
(BMcC)
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