Assaults on Staff - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2023-319
Subject
Assaults on Staff
Date Received
05/09/2023
Request and Response

Please provide the following information for each financial year from 2018/19 to 2023/24.

  1. How many physical attacks were made against staff? Please break these down by classification.

See table below

  1. How many of those resulted in the police being involved?

See table below

  1. How many of those resulted in charges or prosecution?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested. NHS Shetland does not receive information on charges or prosecutions.

 

Year

No of Physical Attacks

Police involvement

Charges / Prosecution

2018 / 2019

<5

<5

 

2019 / 2020

<5

<5

 

2020 / 2021

<5

0

 

2021 / 2022

<5

<5

 

2022 / 2023

<5

<5

 

2023 – Present Date

0

0

 

Note – These figures are from reported Adverse Events only.