JCI Issues Sentinel Event Alert about Workplace Violence in Healthcare

The JCI just issued Seven Steps to Manage Workplace Violence in Healthcare Physical and verbal violence against health care workers is a worldwide problem. This week, one of the largest accreditation bodies — who survey and inspect hospitals against quality standards — addressed it head-on. Violence management will now become a priority for JCI-accredited healthcare […]

Restraint Training: Over 50% of NHS Assaults are Impacts

Assault prevention is a key issue in healthcare and social care environments. In multiple research studies, it has been found that over 50% of assaults on healthcare workers are kinetic: punches, slaps and kicks. Knowing this is important — it allows you to spend the right amount of training time on the types of incident […]