Public Accounts - Thirty-Ninth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 2 July 2003.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1. Measuring the extent and cost of
violence and aggression
Meeting the Department's Working Together
targets
The validity of the figures reported under
"Working Together"
Measuring the cost and impact of violence
and aggression
2. Actions to deter violence and aggression
Understanding the reasons in order to target
interventions
Enhancing the security measures
From warning letters to withdrawal of treatment
Security Officers and a police presence can
act as a deterrent
3. Helping staff deal with violence
and aggression
Appropriate policies for addressing safe
working conditions can secure staff confidence
Effective education and training provides
essential protection to staff
Support and counselling provided to NHS staff
Partnership working
Prosecuting the perpetrators of violence
and aggression
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Wednesday 9 April 2003
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee of Public
Accounts Session 2002-03
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