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NHFT shortlisted for national patient safety award with cameras
10/04/2018Read moreNHFT has been shortlisted for a prestigious Patient Safety Award. Their use of body worn cameras on mental health wards has been shortlisted in the Product or Innovation – Public Category.
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British Medical Association says more needs to be done as thousands of NHS staff are attacked at work
03/04/2018Read moreYorkshire Ambulance Service reported 1,629 physical and verbal attacks on staff in 2016 and 2017, while hospital trusts across the region reported almost 2,000 attacks on medical staff last year alone.
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Head of NHS England urges authorities to take toughest possible action against abuse
23/03/2018Read moreSpeaking at the annual Ambulance Leadership Forum this week in Warwick, head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, declared attacks against NHS staff were totally unacceptable and called for the toughest possible action in response to violent acts or abuse.
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Nursing Times reports A&E nursing staff ‘resigned to being abused by patients’
20/02/2018Read moreA review of the experiences of hospital accident and emergency staff suggests that workers have resigned themselves to patient violence and aggression.
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Hospital attacks spur bosses to invest £250k in protection for staff and patients
09/02/2018Read morePhysical assaults on staff and patients at Wolverhampton NHS Trust rose by 133% in 2016/17, with more than 77 recorded attack during the year. There were also 165 counts of verbal abuse against staff as well as 5 counts against patients in the same time frame.
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Rise in attacks on NHS staff 'completely unacceptable'
08/01/2018Read moreA rise of attacks on NHS staff in Sandwell is taking place, with health bosses declaring: ‘this is completely unacceptable’.
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Calla helps medics on bikes
20/10/2017Read moreAndrew Morrison from the Central Medical Support Group has spoken about their experiences with Calla at the Velo Birmingham Cycle Race, where they provided a Cycle Response Unit to competitors. Here's what he had to say:
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42% NHS mental health staff face aggression in the workplace
09/10/2017Read moreTwo out of five NHS mental health workers have been abused or attacked by a patient over the past year as services have become overstretched because of staff shortages, a new report has revealed.
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Surge in number of primary school children expelled for attacking teachers
31/07/2017Read moreThe Guardian has reported official figures show the number of primary school children expelled for attacking teachers has increased by 75 per cent over the past four years.