Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51915

NHS: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent violence and harassment towards NHS staff.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work. There is a zero-tolerance approach to any incidents of harassment or abuse against NHS staff.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of thei...
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