HC Deb 02 June 1998 vol 313 c181W
Mr. Matins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many assaults on staff in NHS(a) London and (b) South East hospitals have resulted in serious injury or death of members of staff in the last 10 years. [43449]

Mr. Milburn

There is currently no central collection or collation of data on violence in the National Health Service. There is a requirement for statutory reporting to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. This requirement relates to serious injury cases arising from activities on hospital premises, for example: deaths, specified fractures (for example skull or leg), loss of sight, injury requiring hospital in-patient treatment for more than 24 hours, or injury leading to absence from work for more than three days. In addition to this NHS trusts and health authorities collect information locally.