- FoI Number
- 2024-401
- Subject
- Violent Incidents
- Date Received
- 15/10/2024
- Request and Response
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- Please provide the number of incidents involving members of the public displaying violent behaviour towards (i) doctors, (ii) nurses and (iii) midwives in hospitals your Health Board in each of the last 5 fiscal years.
Year
Number of incidents involving doctors
Number of incidents involving nurses
Number of incidents involving midwives
2019-20
0
0
<5
2020-21
0
<5
0
2021-22
0
0
0
2022-23
0
<5
0
2023-24
0
0
0
Where we have provided <5 answers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information carries a high risk of identifying (or disclosing information about) individual patients. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.
