Written question asked by Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults have there been on (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives and (d) ambulance crews in each year since 1997; and what proportion of those assaults led to a prosecution in each year.

Answer: Richard Younger-Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many assaults have there been on (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives and (d) ambulance crews in each year since 1997; and what proportion of those assaults led to a prosecution in each year. [224113] Ms Rosie Winterton: [holding answer 4 April 2005]: The information requested has not been collected centrally hitherto but a new national reporting system for physical assaults against national health service staff is being put in place and this will be fully operational by summer 2005.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1553W;432 c1549W; 224113
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Crimes of violence Convictions Ambulance services Doctors Health services Health professions NHS Prosecutions Nurses Midwives
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk