Health Professions: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 105195 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Jan 2026
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...