• E-mail
• Print
• RSS

Violence against U.K. healthcare workers drops down a notch

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, April 7, 2006

Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education!

According a newly-released survey from the United Kingdom, the levels of violence reported by healthcare workers in the U.K. has fallen-but only slightly.

The survey, conducted annually by the government health inspectorate, questioned 209,000 National Health Service workers and found that more than one in four (26%) said they had encountered bullying, harassment or abuse from patients or their relatives, compared to 27% in 2004. Of the respondents, 12% of staff said they had experienced physical violence from patients or their relatives; down from 14% in 2004.

Other findings of the survey:

• 15% were victims of abuse from their colleagues
• 36% suffered from stress related to work
• 7% experienced some sort of discrimination
• 52% received training, learning or development in infection control
• 73% took advantage of flexible working arrangements

Source: The National Survey of NHS Staff 2005, the Healthcare Commission

Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education!

• E-mail to a Colleague
• Print
• RSS
• Archive