§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what compensation is offered to staff, including community care nurses, who are injured by patients, including challenging clients.
§ Mr. MaloneAll staff are covered by the national health service injury benefits scheme. This is a statutory scheme providing benefits where an injury or disease, which is attributable to NHS employment, results in either a temporary loss of earnings or permanent reduction in earning ability.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many violent incidents were initiated by patients towards nurses and doctors, by region, in the last three years.
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer the right hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Houghton and Washington (Mr. Boyes) on 27 January 1994, column375.