Those who work, train and learn within the healthcare system have the right to be safe and feel supported at work.
Organisations across the healthcare system need to work together and individually to tackle unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviour in the workplace.
We all have a responsibility to ourselves and our colleagues and must act if we witness these behaviours.
As signatories to this charter, we commit to a zero-tolerance approach to any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours towards our workforce. We commit to the following principles and actions to achieve this:
- We will actively work to eradicate sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace.
- We will promote a culture that fosters openness and transparency, and does not tolerate unwanted, harmful and/or inappropriate sexual behaviours.
- We will take an intersectional approach to the sexual safety of our workforce, recognising certain groups will experience sexual harassment and abuse at a disproportionate rate.
- We will provide appropriate support for those in our workforce who experience unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours.
- We will clearly communicate standards of behaviour. This includes expected action for those who witness inappropriate, unwanted and/or harmful sexual behaviour.
- We will ensure appropriate, specific, and clear policies are in place. They will include appropriate and timely action against alleged perpetrators.
- We will ensure appropriate, specific, and clear training is in place.
- We will ensure appropriate reporting mechanisms are in place for those experiencing these behaviours.
- We will take all reports seriously and appropriate and timely action will be taken in all cases.
- We will capture and share data on prevalence and staff experience transparently.
These commitments will apply to everyone in our organisation equally.
Where any of the above is not currently in place, we commit to work towards ensuring it is in place by July 2024.
To sign up to the charter and for more information on the national domestic abuse and sexual violence work programme, please email england.domesticabusesexualviolence@nhs.net
Further information about the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Programme please see the FutureNHS collaboration platform: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Programme – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform
Organisations that have signed the charter
1, 18 Week Support
2, Absolute Care Homes (Central) Limited
3, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
4, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
5, Alliance Medical
6, Allied Health Professionals Suffolk, Community Interest Company
7, Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
8, Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
9, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
10, Association of Anaesthetists
11, Association of Breast Surgery
12, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
13, Aurora Medcare
14, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
15, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
16, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
17, Barts Health NHS Trust
18, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
19, Benenden Hospital
20, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
21, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
22, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
23, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust
24, Black Country Health Care Foundation Trust
25, Black Country Integrated Care Board
26, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
27, Bolton NHS foundation Trust
28, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
29, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
30, Bridgewater Community Healthcare
31, BrisDoc Healthcare Services Ltd
32, British and Irish Orthoptic Society
33, British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
34, British Dietetic Association
35, British Medical Association
36, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
37, British Orthopaedic Association
38, British Society of Gastroenterology
39, Bromley Healthcare CIC
40, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
41, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
42, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
43, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
44, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
45, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
46, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
47, Central Medical Services Ltd
48, Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust
49, CHEC
50, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
51, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
52, Circle Health Group
53, City Health Care Partnership
54, College of Operating Department Practitioners
55, College of Paramedics
56, Community Hosting and Support
57, Cornwall Foundation Trust
58, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
59, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
60, Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
61, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
62, Croydon Health Services
63, Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
64, Cygnet Health Care
65, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
66, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
67, Devon Partnership NHS Trust
68, DHU Healthcare
69, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
70, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
71, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Trust
72, Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust
73, East Cheshire NHS Trust
74, East Kent Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
75, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
76, East London NHS Foundation Trust
77, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
78, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
79, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
80, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
81, Elysium Healthcare
82, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Foundation Trust
83, Essex Partnership University Hospital NHS Trust
84, Everyturn Mental Health
85, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine – Member of Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
86, First Community Health and Care
87, Frimley Heath NHS Foundation Trust
88, Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust
89, Genesis Care
90, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
91, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
92, Great Ormond Street Hospital
93, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
94, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
95, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust
96, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
97, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
98, HCA Healthcare
99, Health Services Safety Investigations Body
100, Health Transportation Group UK Limited
101, Healthcare Management Trust
102, HealthShare Group
103, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
104, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust
105, HomeLink Healthcare
106, Homerton Healthcare
107, Horder Healthcare
108, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
109, Hull University Teaching Hospitals
110, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
111, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
112, Independent Health Group
113, Independent Healthcare Providers Network
114, InHealth Group
115, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
116, Isle of White NHS Trust
117, James Paget University Hospital
118, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
119, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
120, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
121, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
122, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
123, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
124, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
125, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
126, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
127, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
128, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
129, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
130, Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
131, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
132, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
133, Liverpool University Hospitals
134, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
135, LivingCare Group
136, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
137, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
138, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
139, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
140, Mayford House Surgery
141, medneo Diagnostics UK Limited
142, Medway Community Healthcare
143, Medway NHS Foundation Trust
144, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
145, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
146, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
147, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
148, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
149, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
150, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
151, Navigo Health and Social Care CiC
152, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
153, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
154, NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
155, NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
156, NHS Dorset
157, NHS Employers
158, NHS England
159, NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
160, NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
161, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
162, NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
163, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
164, NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
165, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
166, NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
167, NHS North West London Integrated Care Board
168, NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
169, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
170, NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
171, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
172, Nimbuscare
173, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
174, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
175, North Bristol NHS Trust
176, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
177, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
178, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
179, North East London NHS Foundation Trust
180, North London Mental Health Partnership
181, North Middlesex University Trust
182, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
183, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
184, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
185, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
186, Northampton General Hospital
187, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
188, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
189, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
190, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
191, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
192, Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC
193, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
194, Nuffield Health
195, One Medical group
196, Oxford Health Foundation Trust
197, Oxford University Hospitals
198, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
199, Parkview Medical Centre
200, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
201, Pheonix Hospital Group
202, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
203, Practice Plus Group
204, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
205, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
206, Ramsay Health Care UK
207, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
208, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
209, Royal College of Anaesthetists
210, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
211, Royal College of General Practitioners
212, Royal College of Nursing
213, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
214, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
215, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
216, Royal College of Physicians
217, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
218, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
219, Royal College of Podiatry
220, Royal College of Psychiatrists
221, Royal College of Radiologists
222, Royal College of Surgeons of England
223, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
224, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
225, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
226, Royal Papworth Hospital
227, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
228, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
229, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
230, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
231, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
232, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
233, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
234, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
235, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
236, Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
237, Sodexo Health and Care
238, Solent NHS Trust
239, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
240, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
241, South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust
242, South Tees Hospitals NHs Foundation Trust
243, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
244, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
245, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
246, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
247, South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
248, South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
249, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
250, Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
251, Spencer Private Hospitals Limited
252, Spire Healthcare Limited
253, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
254, St Oswald’s Hospice
255, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
256, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
257, Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
258, Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust
259, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
260, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
261, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
262, Tees Esk and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
263, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
264, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
265, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
266, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
267, The Faculty of Public Health
268, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
269, The London Clinic
270, The New Foscote Hospital
271, The Private Clinic
272, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
273, The Rotherham Foundation NHS Trust
274, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine
275, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
276, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
277, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
278, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
279, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
280, The Society of Radiographers
281, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
282, The University of Manchester (Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health)
283, The University of Sheffield (Faculty of Health)
284, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
285, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
286, Totally Group PLC
287, Tower Hamlets GP Care Group Community Interest Company
288, Transform Healthcare
289, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
290, University College Hospitals London
291, University Hospital Dorset
292, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
293, University Hospital Southampton
294, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
295, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust
296, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
297, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
298, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
299, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
300, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
301, Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd
302, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
303, Vita Health Group
304, Vita Healthgroup
305, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
306, Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
307, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
308, West London NHS Trust
309, West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
310, Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
311, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
312, Wolstanton Medical Centre
313, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
314, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
315, Wye Valley NHS Trust
316, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
317, Yorkshire Ambulance Service