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A huge number of staff at Teesside’s biggest health trust say they have been assaulted at work.
Results from the NHS staff survey show that one in six working at South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs James Cook University Hospital - have been the victim of violence while at work.
That’s highest level for at least five years, when the survey question was introduced in its current form.
And dozens of staff say they have been assaulted more than ten times in 2017, the survey showed.
Health chiefs say it’s a positive sign that staff are feeling confident enough to come forward and report the abuse - and that it shows their “zero tolerance” approach to intentional acts of violence on their staff are working.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/nhs-staff-teesside-reporting-being-14817136
Results from the NHS staff survey show that one in six working at South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs James Cook University Hospital - have been the victim of violence while at work.
That’s highest level for at least five years, when the survey question was introduced in its current form.
And dozens of staff say they have been assaulted more than ten times in 2017, the survey showed.
Health chiefs say it’s a positive sign that staff are feeling confident enough to come forward and report the abuse - and that it shows their “zero tolerance” approach to intentional acts of violence on their staff are working.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/nhs-staff-teesside-reporting-being-14817136
