At Millgate Healthcare Partnership the safety, dignity, and well-being of our staff, patients, and visitors is our absolute priority. Everyone who works, trains, or receives care in our practice has the right to feel safe and supported.
We are proud to confirm that we are an official signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety in Healthcare Charter.
What is the NHS Sexual Safety Charter?
Launched by NHS England alongside major healthcare professional bodies, the charter is a formal commitment to enforcing a zero-tolerance approach to any unwanted, inappropriate, or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace.
What this means for our team and patients:
By signing this charter, our practice commits to 10 core principles, ensuring that we actively build an open, transparent, and safe culture. Specifically, this means we will:
- Actively Eradicate Harassment: We work proactively to ensure our workplace is free from sexual harassment, misconduct, or abuse.
- Provide Clear Pathways & Support: We maintain clear, confidential reporting mechanisms and provide robust support to anyone who experiences or witnesses inappropriate behaviour.
- Take Action: We take every report seriously. All disclosures are handled with complete confidentiality, transparency, and swift, appropriate action.
- Train Our Workforce: We ensure our staff receive the appropriate training to recognize boundaries, support colleagues, and act as empowered bystanders.
Zero Tolerance
We expect all staff, patients, and visitors to treat one another with mutual respect. Unwanted comments, inappropriate jokes, or harmful behaviours of a sexual nature have no place in healthcare.
If you have any questions about our commitment, need to make a disclosure, or wish to review our specific safety policies, please contact our Practice Management team directly or use our admin contact form from our website.
