§ John AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the results of the 2000–01 survey of violent incidents, accidents involving staff and sickness absence in NHS trusts and health authorities in England. [60667]
§ Mr. HuttonThe results of the Department of Health's survey of reported violent or abusive incidents, accidents involving staff and sickness absence in National Health Service trusts and health authorities in England in 2000–01 will be placed in the Library.
The survey found that there were 84,273 reported violent or abusive incidents against staff in 2000–01. Details of the number of reported violent or abusive incidents, accidents involving staff, and sickness absence by type of NHS trust are shown in the following tables. There were 108,743 reported accidents involving staff during the same period. The sickness absence rate, measured during calendar year 2000, was 4.68 per cent.
Number of reported violent or abusive incidents in 2000–01, by type of NHS Trust Type of NHS Trust Total number of reported1 incidents in the year Estimated number of incidents per 1,000 staff per month1 Acute 22,338 5 Multi-service 12,019 8 Ambulance 3,882 13 Community/mental health2 37,053 23 Mental health/learning disability 7,766 27 All NHS Trusts3 84,214 10 Notes: 1 Some NHS Trusts were unable to supply data. In particular, some community Trusts were undergoing re-configuration. Figures in this table are for those NHS Trusts which provided figures. 2 Some "community" NHS Trusts also provide mental health and/ or learning disability services. 3 Includes figures for the small number of Primary Care Trusts which were able to supply data. 1443W
Number of reported accidents involving staff in 2000–01, by type of NHS Trust Type of NHS Trust Total number reported1 accidents in the year Estimated number of accidents per 1,000 staff per month1 Acute 51,889 12 Multi-service 21,032 14 Ambulance 5,746 21 Community2 22,757 15 Mental health/learning disability 2,996 11 All NHS Trusts3 106,348 13 Notes: 1 Some NHS Trusts were unable to supply data. In particular, some community Trusts were undergoing re-configuration. Figures in this table are for those NHS Trusts which provided figures. 2 Some "community" NHS Trusts also provide mental health and/ or learning disability services. 3 Includes figures for the small number of Primary Care Trusts which were able to supply data.
A verage sickness absence rate it in 2000, by type of NHS Trust Type of NHS Trust Estimated average sickness absence rate (%) Acute 4.46 Multi-service 4.67 Ambulance 6.80 Community 5.09 Mental health/learning disability 5.23 All NHS Trusts3 4.73 Notes: 1 Some NHS Trusts were unable to supply data. In particular, some community Trusts were undergoing re-configuration. Figures in this table are for those NHS Trusts which provided figures. 2 Some "community" NHS Trusts also provide mental health and/or learning disability services. 3 Includes figures for the small number of Primary Care Trusts which were able to supply data.