Violence prevention and reduction standard (NHS England, 2 January 2021)

Summary

This standard, which complements existing health and safety legislation, has been developed by NHS England. NHS employers have a general duty of care to protect staff from threats and violence at work, and the standard delivers a risk-based framework that supports a safe and secure working environment for NHS staff, safeguarding them against abuse, aggression and violence. It employs the Plan, Do Check, Act (PDCA) approach, an iterative four-step management method to validate, control and achieve continuous improvement of processes. It was developed in partnership with the Social Partnership Forum and its subgroups, including trade unions and the Workforce Issues and Violence Reduction Groups.