Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 111920 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of violence prevention measures in accident and emergency departments; and what steps she is taking to help improve the safety of NHS staff working in A
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2026
Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work, including those working in accident and emergency settings providing rapid and critical care.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of thei...