Society briefing: Domestic violence victims go for years without help

Society briefing: Social affairs news and comment from the Guardian Domestic violence | GP shortages | welfare U-turn Clare Horton theguardian.com, Wednesday 25 February 2015 07.27 EST SafeLives estimates that at least 100,000 victims of domestic violence are at high risk of murder or serious injury in England and Wales, 94% of them women. Photograph: Pekka Sakki/Rex Sign up to Society briefing email Today’s top SocietyGuardian stories • Domestic violence could be stopped earlier, says study • Britain’s GP shortages don’t need to be filled from outside EU, say experts • Daily pill Truvada cuts spread of HIV by 86%, study shows • Coalition sneaking out regulations to speed up NHS privatisation, Labour says • Astrology could help take pressure off NHS doctors, claims Conservative MP • Hepatitis C: Hunting the silent killer  • Housing body calls for right-to-buy crackdown • Ara Darzi: It will take more than scientific brilliance to win the battle against dementia • Teenage pregnancy rate at record low in England and Wales, says ONS • Deborah Orr: The big teenage pregnancy drop is a triumph of progressive politics All today’s SocietyGuardian stories In today’s SocietyGuardian section • Is U-turn on local welfare funds a victory? • Local residents angry at lack of social housing at West Ham’s ground • Vijay Patel: Politicians should listen to people like me with learning disabilities. They may need our vote • Mary O’Hara: St Patrick’s Day is no excuse for discrimination • Could ‘family finding’ help with UK fostering? • How will Scotland’s social policy change with further devolution? • The would-be minister with inside knowledge of the prisons beat Jobs of the week • Chief executive, NHS Grampian • Finance director, Spear • Chief executive, the Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre • Individual giving manager, English Heritage The Guardian’s public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs On the Society Professional Networks • Confessions of a charity professional: I love the sector but I wish we had the guts to say no to funders • Iain Duncan Smith’s plan to gift homes to unemployed tenants who find a job is unworkable, writes Hannah Fearn. It’s the paradox of privatisation • Freya Barrington, who has written a book based on her experiences as asocial worker, shares one of the cases that inspired the novel • Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust thinktank, tells David Brindle how the sector will implement the NHS chief executive’s vision for change • Pre-election restrictions on ministers and civil servants come into force on 30 March. Winnie Agbonlahor explains the rules  Pick of the blogs • Candace Imison, the Nuffield Trust: The NHS is in an era of opportunity; let’s not lose sight • Rick, Flip Chart Fairy Tales: Global ageing - From pyramid to beehive in 100 years • Rob McTaggart, comms 2point 0: How a fire brigade newsjacked 50 Shades of Grey • Catherine Foot, the King’s Fund: Implementing the NHS five year forward view - let’s not forget engaging patients and communities • John Read, Manchester Policy Blogs: Paying for retirement – the phrase politicians are afraid to say • Alice Evans, New Start: To change society we need to change systems • Bryce Evans, the Conversation: Here’s a better alternative to food banks – subsidised national kitchens Other news • BBC: Region to control ‘£6bn NHS budget’ • Children & Young People Now: Prioritise free childcare for disadvantaged children, say peers • CivilSociety.co.uk: Committee of MPs and peers backs more powers for Charity Commission • Community Care: Learning disability survey paints damning picture of coalition’s track record • Independent: Over a million more UK children set to live in poverty by 2030, report claims • Inside Housing: DWP has made ‘little progress on universal credit’ • LocalGov: Squeeze councils for more cash, says Pickles • Public Finance: Winter pressures drive up foundation trust deficits • Telegraph: GP weekend opening is lifting pressures on A&E, pilot schemes suggest • Third Sector: Nearly half of Scottish charity workers want to move on within the year, SCVO finds SocietyGuardian blogs Patrick Butler’s cuts blog Sarah Boseley’s global health blog SocietyGuardian on social media Follow SocietyGuardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Follow Clare Horton on Twitter Follow Alison Benjamin on Twitter SocietyGuardian’s Facebook page SocietyGuardian links SocietyGuardian The Guardian’s public and voluntary sector careers page Hundreds of public and voluntary sector jobs SocietyGuardian editor: Alison Benjamin Email the SocietyGuardian editor: society@theguardian.com Sign up for the Guardian Today Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Sign up for the daily email