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THERE were 166 incidents of staff being physically assaulted while they were at work at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust last year, writes Kate Liptrot.
Figures for 2012/13 show there were 166 recorded assaults.
Of these, 131 of the assaults occurred when the perpetrator did not know what they were doing or did not know it was wrong due to treatment, medical or mental illness, but in 35 instances there was not a medical factor involved.
There were 19 or 20 assaults per 1,000 members of staff over the year, according to the figures from NHS Protect.
No criminal sanctions were pursued at the Trust in connection with the assaults, figures show.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10947161.166_staff_assaulted_at_York_Hospital_in_2012_13/
Figures for 2012/13 show there were 166 recorded assaults.
Of these, 131 of the assaults occurred when the perpetrator did not know what they were doing or did not know it was wrong due to treatment, medical or mental illness, but in 35 instances there was not a medical factor involved.
There were 19 or 20 assaults per 1,000 members of staff over the year, according to the figures from NHS Protect.
No criminal sanctions were pursued at the Trust in connection with the assaults, figures show.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10947161.166_staff_assaulted_at_York_Hospital_in_2012_13/