Counterstrike

Article Abstract:

It is becoming common for health-care workers to be attacked by violent patients. The growing trend has caused the U.K.'s Health and Safety Executive to require health services and trusts to keep a record of physically violent assaults on staff so that they can be scrutinized on a national basis. The move is part of a plan to make employers legally responsible for the safety and security of their nursing staff. Figures show that the Criminal Injuries Board received 50,820 applications for compensation for assault in 1990, rising to 73,473 in 1994.

Laws, regulations and rules, United Kingdom. Health and Safety Executive, Workplace violence, Powers and duties, Crimes against the person, Offenses against the person

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Unlucky in love

Article Abstract:

Nurses appear to have unsuccessful relationships. They figure extensively on the files of dating agencies with nurses accounting for 8% of the total of women registered with the Dateline agency. Relate, the relationship guidance agency, claims to see a lot of nurses with relationship problems and blames shiftwork and the inability to either switch off from work stress or to accept support from families, pointing to the need for workplace support. Another counsellor sees the need for a political solution to tackle excessive job pressures.

Social aspects

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Under siege

Article Abstract:

The new Liverpool Women's Hospital is one hospital in the UK which has introduced an advanced security system in response to the growing threat of crime in hospitals. Its system includes closed-circuit television, access controls and tagging systems. UK hospitals have traditionally shown little interest in security. However, criminology experts anticipate that increasing privatisation in the UK health system will force hospital managers to address the issue of crime, and result in more American-style security measures.

Evaluation, Hospitals, Security measures, Security systems

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