A Nottinghamshire hospital trust has introduced body-worn cameras for its security staff in a bid to tackle the rising abuse of its workers. Sherwood Forest Hospitals (SFH) also said staff had the right to refuse treatment to abusive patients as a 'last resort'.
More than 20 per cent of its workers have experienced physical violence at work from patients and the public in the last 12 months, according to the recently published NHS Staff Survey. It also found that 27 per cent had experienced harassment, bullying or abuse.
The NHS trust, which runs King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital and Newark Hospital, said it "cannot be clearer that such behaviour has no place within our hospitals". SFH gave all its security staff body-worn cameras from March 1.
