Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 27896 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Yasmin Qureshi
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to NHS trusts on support for staff who report incidents of violence or aggression, including access to occupational health, counselling and time off.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Sep 2026
No specific assessment has been made regarding the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s survey. Data on violence in emergency departments is not centrally held, although the NHS Staff Survey results, with questions on violence, are published at the follo...