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This document is a call to action for all Emergency Department staff to support the Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) initiative. By becoming an ISTV Ambassador, you play a vital role in gathering anonymised data that helps identify patterns of violence and enables targeted prevention efforts in partnership with local agencies.
Find out how you can get involved, promote ISTV in your department, and access free resources to support the cause. Together, we can make our hospitals and communities safer.
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30/05/2025
In this thought-provoking episode of the RCEM Podcast, Dr. Adrian Boyle joins interviewer Saleyha Ahsan to discuss the successful implementation of the ISTV at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Together, they delve into the complex challenges facing Emergency Medicine today, including the wicked problem, cutbacks on essential services, costs and homicide prevention.
27/05/2025
The May 2025 ISTV newsletter highlights the crucial role that Emergency Departments play in preventing serious violence through the collection and sharing of anonymised data. At a recent national learning event in London, healthcare professionals, data analysts, and violence reduction experts gathered to discuss best practices and the real-world impact of the Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) model. With contributions from leading clinicians and government officials, the event reinforced the importance of collaborative efforts in tackling violence, supported by inspiring stories and proven results. Explore how ISTV is shaping safer communities and why it matters to every ED team.
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‘Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV)’ is a national programme which sets to reinvigorate the recording of data in EDs.
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The overall aim is to help reduce serious violence – a role in which those working in EDs play a critical part.
We are asking all EDs to read and adopt the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Three short films have been produced to help those inputting data to show why their support is important, how they can make a difference and the detail that will help form the bigger picture. Please also see Documentation below.
NHS Poster for hospital waiting areas ‘We need your help to make our communities safer…’
Keep up to date with ISTV through our monthly ISTV Newsletters.
+ Newsletter: April 2025As part of our drive to increase awareness of ISTV, we spoke to the mastermind who developed the Cardiff Model, from which ISTV was borne. Professor Jonathan Shepherd CBE developed the Cardiff Model for violence prevention to help capture data on violence-related crime that all too often goes unreported – almost three-quarters of those attending EDs having been injured in violence do not tell the police.
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ISTV supporting documentation: Procedures, FAQs, Factsheets, Checklists, Staff Guides
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