NHS – Assaults not taken seriously?
by Kirsty on Dec.26, 2009, under Healthcare News, The NHS and Healthcare
The NHS under the spotlight again! This is because they are being accused of not doing enough to protect staff from a daily barrage of punches, slaps and kicks. In the last 3 years there has ony been a 0.5% increase in sanctions against offenders, this is despite a promise of “zero tolerance” approach.
Some cases that have made it to court got dropped as it was deemed “not to be of public interest”. Surely the medical staff have the same rights as everyone else to go to work and do their job without fear of being attacked. Instead that basic right has been denied. The medical professionals are under enough strain as it is with the potential collapse of the institute that provides them with a job and the fact the NHS is stretched so much that there isn’t enough staff.
More should be done to protect those that provide such a valuable service, saving lives.
