NHS: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 69217 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce levels of (a) violent and (b) sexual crime against NHS staff.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Sep 2025
Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work.All NHS organisations should have robust policies and procedures in place to manage sexual misconduct in the workplace. In September 2023, NHS England launched the ...