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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Laura Moffatt (Labour), on Wednesday, 13 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 75 members in total.


RULING OUT ABUSE CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates and supports the Nursing Times magazine for its Ruling Out Abuse campaign to improve the working lives of nurses by tackling verbal abuse of healthcare staff; and notes that a survey carried out by the magazine found that nine out of 10 nurses have been verbally abused; that 44 per cent. have been verbally abused within the past three months; that one in 10 nurses have taken sick leave because of verbal abuse; and that 27 per cent. of nurses have considered leaving the profession because of verbal abuse.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1731 
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Abuse Nurses Magazine press Working conditions
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk