Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 105195

Health Professions: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of attacks on healthcare workers in the last 12 months.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work. Trends in violence towards NHS staff have generally stayed at the same levels in recent years.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of the...

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