Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111205
Mental Health Services: Staff
Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safeguards to protect mental health facility staff from patient assaults and subsequent follow-up procedures.
Answer
Karin SmythEveryone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work. Violence rates in mental health settings are lower than the national average. Individual employers put in place a robust range of measures, including, security, tr...
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