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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.
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Calla on the BBC
08/05/2017Read moreCalla has appeared on the BBC Victoria Derbyshire show talking about the positive feedback shown in a medical journal around using body cameras in a mental health inpatient setting.
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Northampton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust release paper outlining positive feedback from using body cameras in inpatient setting
04/05/2017Read moreBody worn cameras (BWCs) have long been proven to deescalate situations and provide an independent account of incidents in law enforcement. But can they make a difference in an inpatient setting?
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Teachers using body-cams in trial to combat unruly pupils
03/05/2017Read moreTeachers are using body-worn cameras in a trial to combat unruly pupils, an academic has revealed.
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Two UK schools trial use of police-style bodycams for teachers
03/05/2017Read moreSecondary schools to offer teachers use of cameras to film ‘when legitimate, proportionate and necessary’ to resolve problems
