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<p>We do not currently have a national mechanism to capture and report incidents of
violence and aggression in the National Health Service. Data is held at a local level.</p><p>
</p><p>At a national level, data on self-reported violent incidents is gathered through
the NHS Staff Survey. Results from the 2022 NHS Staff Survey indicated that 14.7%
of NHS staff have self-reported that they have experienced at least one incident of
physical violence from patients, service users, relatives or other members of the
public in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>27.8% of NHS staff who completed the NHS
Staff Survey experienced at least one incident of harassment, bullying or abuse in
the last 12 months from patients or service users, their relatives or members of the
public. This figure is similar to previous years’ NHS Staff Survey data.</p><p> </p><p>NHS
England has commissioned a number of data insight workstreams to better understand
the current landscape of statistics, data reporting and associated challenges. This
includes a national review of all available data and intelligence sources, an analysis
of the costs of violence to the health care system in England and a review of the
impact on the safety and wellbeing of NHS staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice
collects data on prosecution, conviction and sentences for the offence of assault
on an emergency worker, although it does not identify the type of emergency worker.
This data is available in the Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly and the Outcomes
of Offence Tool and Offence Group Classification: Criminal Justice System Statistics
Quarterly: December 2022, a copy of which is attached.</p>
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