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Philip Shipman, HR manager at NHS Grampian, discusses how best to respond to the threat from sharp rises in tribunal cases
For an organisation as enormous, diverse and widespread as the NHS, it can be a challenge to provide personal safety for all staff, writes the Institute of Conflict Management's Bob Beal
Catherine Skinner, director of personal safety charity Suzy Lamplugh Trust, looks at the security issues healthcare staff face and makes the case for conflict resolution training
Sue Frith, deputy head of the NHS Security Management Service, discusses employers’ responsibility to make sure staff are able to work in a safe and secure environment
Revisions to the sixth edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors means that assaults against anyone providing NHS services will be taken more seriously. The NHS Security Management Services discusses what these changes mean
Latest figures show health care professionals are still among highest risk of assault
Product Features
UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
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Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
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Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
