Violence. Protect and survive.
Health visitors and other nurses working; often alone, in the community are particularly vulnerable to attack. Health service employers have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of employees at work. HVA health and safety representatives and/or local accredited representatives should ensure that employers have agreed procedures for protecting staff as far as possible from risk of violent attack and for reporting and following up violent incidents.
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014754:Violence