NHS: Crimes of Violence

(asked on 26th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who have been discharged from the violent patient scheme were put back on the scheme at a later date.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 5th February 2018

Information on the number of patients referred to NHS England for placement on the Violent Patient Scheme, in each commissioning area, in each of the last five years is not collected centrally.

Information on the number of patients put on the Violent Patient Scheme is not available by commissioning area. In April 2016, NHS England commissioned a national patient registration service which included the removal of violent patients from general practitioner (GP) practice lists. The national service has identified that 1,826 patients have been allocated to the Violent Patient Scheme since April 2016. However, where local arrangements for managing patient lists continued to operate, the removal of violent patients would not be included in this figure.

Information on the number of patients who have been discharged from the violent patient scheme but put back on the Scheme at a later date, is not collected centrally.

The Department is working with National Health Service system leaders, including NHS England, to put in place new arrangements to support health organisations, including GP practices, in their responsibilities for protecting staff from violence and abuse. Once the arrangements are finalised, this will include the circulation of alert notices about potentially violent patients.

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