§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many assaults there were on members of staff during the last 12 months at St. George's Hospital, Tooting. [174495]
§ Mr. HuttonDuring 2002–03, there were 60 violent incidents1 on directly employed staff at the St. George's Healthcare National Health Service Trust.
1 Violent incidents are counted as any incident where staff are abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances related to their work, involving an explicit or implicit challenge to their safety, well being or health.Notes:
1. Data at individual hospitals are not available centrally as information is collected at NHS trust or primary care trust level.
2. Data are collected on a financial year basis.
Source:
Department of Health Violence, Accidents and Harassment Survey 2002–2003.
§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses are employed at St. George's Hospital, Tooting; and how many are(a) agency nurses and (b) recruited from overseas countries. [174498]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of nurses at St George's Healthcare National Health Service Trust is shown in the table. Information is not available centrally on the number agency nurses or the number of nurses recruited from overseas countries by the trust.
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in the St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust as at 30 September 2003 Headcount RJ7 St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust 2,375 Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census