Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119527
Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many assaults on staff in NHS A&E departments have been recorded each year since 2019.
Answer
Karin SmythThe 2025 NHS staff survey showed that 14.47% of staff experienced at least one incidence of violence in the last 12 months from patients and/or service users, their relatives, or other members of the public, compared to 14.38% in 2024, 13.88% in 2023, 14....
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