Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111206
NHS: 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 current safeguards in place to protect NHS 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. There is a zero-tolerance approach to violence in the workplace.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of their staff, and they put in plac...
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