Archive for the ‘Emergency Services’ Category
Attacks on hospital staff at ‘explosive’ levels: judge
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Attacks on staff at hospitals in Northern Ireland have reached “explosive” levels, a judge has said.
Judge Amanda Henderson made the comments as she imposed a four-month suspended jail sentence on a woman who assaulted two security guards. (more…)
Editors comments about the Increasing Risks faced by Health Staff
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
If you read the article below you will see comments from an editor at the Belfast Telegraph, and even though I agree with everything he says and inclusive of some other points I found about the front page spread in the Belfast Telegraph on 18/10/11, (Assaults in the Heath Care hit 14 assaults a Day) It does not surprise me that 48hrs after the articles and the comments by Minister Edwin Poots that nothing has really moved forward. (more…)
Nurse Assaulted while trying to Help? (Workplace Violence)
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The below was sent to us by a frustrated Nurse (his quote) here in Northern Ireland, asking us do we think that zero tolerance works in the Health Trusts? (more…)
Assaults in the workplace increase on Ambulance Crews
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Below is another news article floating around the internet about the increase of assaults on staff? Please read and give me your feedback as more and more followers are subscribing to our feeds, and therefore resulting in us widening the knowledge of workplace violence and new skills to reduce this form of risk. (more…)
Workplace Violence: Assault sentence welcomed on student paramedic
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
It was only yesterday we reported the risks faced by the Loughs Agency and this article was sent to us by one of our blog followers from London. Again it does highlight the subject of how our Emergency Staff are being assaulted and the incidents that they may face during working hours. In this case the medic that was assaulted in the workplace had to remain off work for 8 weeks. (more…)
‘ATTACKED’ A&E Staff in Poster bid to Halt Violence at Manchester Royal Infirmary
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Below is another hard hitting poster endeavouring to highlight the growing problem of assaults within our emergency services; however will it really work or is this just another fruitless effort to highlight a problem which a high degree of people are facing? (more…)
Northern Ireland Paramedics under attack again!!
Friday, June 17th, 2011
It was only this week, figures were released from Wales on the increase of assaults towards emergency services, and now again we have it being highlighted here in Northern Ireland. (more…)
999 Crews Tell of Violence & Abuse as they work
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Below is another article which highlights our concerns of more and more assaults happening on our Emergency Services throughout the United Kingdom; it is also very apparent that at times a blind eye is also being used to avoid or deter from speaking about the subject. (more…)
Man arrested after paramedic attacked in Londonderry – Workplace Violence?
Monday, May 30th, 2011
A 44-year-old man has been arrested after a paramedic was attacked in Londonderry.
The police were called to the Northland Road after a patient became violent towards ambulance staff who were helping him. (more…)
Nine firemen are assaulted at work? Is it Workplace Violence?
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Below is an article that was sent to us by one of our readers of the blogs we release.
It is common knowledge that fire fighters face potential threat every time they respond to a call; however as usual not many people seem to have a solution to this issue. (more…)