VIOLENCE IN THE NHS

摘要

Figures from NHS Protect reveal a rise in physical assaults against NHS staff in England in 2011/12 compared to the previous 12-month period. There was an overall rise of 3.3% in reported assaults on NHS staff, from 57,830 in 2010/11 to 59,744 in 2011/12, says the body that has replaced the former NHS Security Management Service. Over the same period, assaults involving medical factors increased by 16.3%, from 39,770 to 46,265.