FoI Number
2024-415
Subject
Attacks on Staff
Date Received
18/10/2024
Request and Response
  1. Annually, from 2015 to present, the number of recorded violent attacks on health board staff members

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

0

0

4

1

5

0

7

6

2

3

  1. Of these, please provide a breakdown of type of role (Consultant, junior doctor, nurse, administrative staff etc.) and location of work (hospital, clinic, administrative offices etc.)

Year

Location

Admin

Nurse

2015

n/a

   

2016

n/a

   

2017

Health Centre

1

 

2017

Hospital

 

3

2018

Hospital

 

1

2019

Community

 

1

2019

Hospital

 

4

2021

Community

 

2

2021

Dental Clinic

 

1

2021

Hospital

 

4

2022

Community

 

3

2022

Hospital

 

3

2023

Hospital

 

2

2024

Community

 

1

2024

Hospital

 

2

  1. Annually, from 2015 to present, the number of recorded incidents of verbal abuse on health board staff members

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

0

1

20

12

12

14

14

20

14

7

  1. Of these, please provide a breakdown of type of role (Consultant, junior doctor, nurse, administrative staff etc.) and location of work (hospital, clinic, administrative offices etc.)

Year

Location

Admin

Doctor

Nurse

Pharmacist

2015

n/a

       

2016

Health Centre

1

     

2017

Dental Clinic

2

     

2017

Health Centre

6

3

2

 

2017

Hospital

1

 

6

 

2018

Community

   

1

 

2018

Health Centre

5

1

2

 

2018

Hospital

   

3

 

2019

Community

   

1

 

2019

Health Centre

4

2

   

2019

Hospital

   

3

 

2019

Office

2

     

2020

Community

   

2

 

2020

Health Centre

6

1

1

 

2020

Hospital

1

1

2

 

2021

Community

   

1

 

2021

Health Centre

4

2

4

 

2021

Hospital

1

 

2

 

2022

Community

   

4

 

2022

Dental Clinic

   

2

 

2022

Health Centre

3

 

7

 

2022

Hospital

   

3

1

2023

Community

   

1

 

2023

Health Centre

5

1

3

 

2023

Hospital

1

 

3

 

2024

Health Centre

2

1

2

 

2024

Hospital

   

2