The Major Trauma Centre and Youth Violence at St Mary's Hospital

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The Youth Violence Intervention Project launched this month at St Mary's Major Trauma Centre in Paddington. This is a snapshot of the research into gang violence in the area and how the youth violence intervention project can help lower these upsetting numbers. Check out our feature in the Evening Standard for more information on the project- http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/children-as-young-as-11-victims-of-gang-stabbings-in-london-9805482.html?origin=internalSearch

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TheMajorTraumaCentreandYouthViolence

ThemajortraumacentreatStMary'sHospitalsawover2000attendancesintheyear2012-13498ofthesewereonlyaged11-25

Typesoftraumareported:

Actsofviolence Roadtrafficaccidents Other

34% 40% 26%

Stabbing Bluntobject Gunshotwound Stabandbluntobject

63%16%

7%

14%

Over300additionalnonmajortraumacaseshadlesssignificantinjuriesbutwerestillcausedbyseriousactsofviolence

Whatcanwedotohelp?ImperialCollegeHealthcareCharityisraising£1milliontohelpimprovefacilitiesatthemajortraumacentre-includingbringinginspecialistyouthworkersfromthecharityRedthreadtohelpguidevulnerableyoungpeopletowardssaferlifestyles

£870,924Spent on youth violence cases atSt Mary's major trauma centre2012-2013

£39,000Highest cost of a treated traumapatient in 2012-2013

DrAsifRahman,consultantinadultandpaediatricemergencymedicine:"It’saboutformingthatbridgefromthehospitaltothecommunity,sothatwhentheseyoungpeopleleavethehospital,theystickwiththeseprogrammesandhopefullydon’tcomeback."

ThetotalcostfortheYouthViolenceInterventionprojectisestimatedat£648,000overthreeyears:

Year1 Year2 Year3

£151K

£245k

£252k

Projectaims:

Reduceriskylifestyles

Decreaseuseofemergencyservices

Easieraccesstolocalauthorityservices

Morepeopleinemployment,educationandtraining

Improvedpartnershipanddatasharing

Increaseuseofsexualhealthservices

Embedded,longtermsolution

Improvedreporting

Findoutmoreaboutthisprojectandseehowyoucanhelpmakeadifferenceoveronourwebsite,www.imperialcharity.org.uk

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ImperialCollegeHealthcareCharityraisesfundsforthehospitalsofImperialCollegeHealthcareNHSTrust:CharingCross,Hammersmith,QueenCharlotte’s&Chelsea,StMary’sandWesternEye.CharityRegNo1128929