A new partnership approach is helping a North East police force to provide better support for victims of domestic abuse and speed up charge rates.
Operation Nightingale was launched by Durham Police last year to help to deliver an improved service and quicker treatment for sufferers of domestic abuse.
Existing working practices have been streamlined resulting in victims who have sustained injuries through domestic violence being provided with bespoke medical treatment by one of the force’s forensic practitioners at a safe location of their choosing.
Previously, all such victims were examined in hospital.