TY - JOUR T1 - Domestic violence during COVID-19: the GP role JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 340 LP - 340 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X710477 VL - 70 IS - 696 AU - Jeremy Gibson Y1 - 2020/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/696/340.abstract N2 - Threatened by COVID-19, the world has been on lockdown. Danger and death lay without; safety is to be found alone in the isolation of the home. The UK government’s message was ‘Stay at home … Do not meet others, even friends and family.’ But within the walls of their own homes many women face an enemy more terrifying than COVID-19.The domestic abuse charity Refuge reported a 700% increase in calls in a single day.1 The most recent findings are that ‘... demand has spiked again significantly — calls and contacts to the Helpline have risen to a weekly average increase of 66% and visits to our website ... have seen a phenomenal 950% rise compared to pre Covid-19.’ 2In response to this surge in domestic … ER -