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Health chiefs have been told to take urgent action to address a rising tide of violence in hospitals and medical centres.
The Evening News can reveal that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stepped in and taken the severe step of slapping a formal improvement notice on NHS Lothian, related to violence and aggression against staff and members of the public.
It also emerged today that the health board is to be hauled before the courts next month, in a case relating to an assault on a member of staff in 2009.
NHS Lothian, which could be prosecuted again if it does not comply with the conditions of the improvement notice, is braced for heavy fines given the ?serious nature? of incidents currently being investigated by the HSE.
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...-take-action-over-hospital-assaults-1-3052120
The Evening News can reveal that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stepped in and taken the severe step of slapping a formal improvement notice on NHS Lothian, related to violence and aggression against staff and members of the public.
It also emerged today that the health board is to be hauled before the courts next month, in a case relating to an assault on a member of staff in 2009.
NHS Lothian, which could be prosecuted again if it does not comply with the conditions of the improvement notice, is braced for heavy fines given the ?serious nature? of incidents currently being investigated by the HSE.
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...-take-action-over-hospital-assaults-1-3052120