Information on the number of hospital accident and emergency staff in each region hospitalised as a result of being assaulted while on duty is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of reported physical assaults against national health service staff in England is contained in the tables showing number of reported physical assaults on national health service staff from 2004-05 to 2007-08, broken down by NHS trust/PCT and tables showing number of reported physical assaults on NHS staff in 2008-09, broken down by NHS trust/PCT which have already been placed in the Library.
The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) can assist employers through guidance on assessing risks and acting to protect staff from assaults and, where incidents do occur, on taking action against offenders. The NHS SMS also works with stakeholders, including the Social Partnership Forum, to promote the safety and security of NHS staff.