by GoodSense | May 5, 2010 | Prison Service, Self-defence, Tips, Violence
The recent shocking and violent attack in Armley prison on a prison officer tells me that the officers are still very vulnerable in what is still a very dangerous job. He was reportedly looking after 71 inmates on his own at the time. These people have to deal with...
by GoodSense | Mar 11, 2010 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, NHS
In 2008/09 there were 54,758 reported physical assaults against NHS staff in England. This is a reduction of 1,235 compared to the previous year. There were 941 criminal sanctions in cases of assault, compared to 992 in 2007/08. These are shocking statistics but I...
by GoodSense | Aug 20, 2009 | Conflict Resolution, News
Yesterday, in the media I noticed a new report highlighting a story that NHS staff are taking an increasing amount of time off sick. According to Reuters its staff take an average of 10.7 days off sick a year, it adds: “The levels of sickness mean 10.3 million working...
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