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Health Care in Danger: Collecting data on violence against health care is the first step in preventing it
The Peer-to-Peer Round-table on National Data-Collection Systems to Measure and Analyse Violence against Health Care co-organized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Spanish Medical Colleges Organization, the Spanish Red Cross and the ICRC, will bring together 20-25 high-level participants from all over the world with the aim of better understanding the scope and nature of this form of violence that affects every continent.
27 Nov 2019
What the new house bill on workplace violence prevention would mean for Health Care Workers
"This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors ... to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence."
23 Nov 2019
“Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act”
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.
21 Nov 2019
This Tech Startup Wants To Protect Hospital Staff From Potential Violence
Healthcare workers face some of the highest rates of serious workplace violence four times more than other private industries, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Strongline, a company that offers an easier way for nurses and other hospital staff to call for help in case of emergency.
13 Nov 2019
NEW WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
About three-quarters of workplace assaults in the United States occur in healthcare settings. The Crisis Prevention Institute emphasizes that staff members should control their responses to agitated patients and family members. They urge to document workplace violence incidents, as reporting is a pivotal element of policies designed to address workplace violence.Crisis Prevention Institute believes that you can't control what is happening with a person their backstory or the neurocognitive challenges they might be facing but you can absolutely control your responses to escalating behaviors. "Changing your approach can change everything about an encounter".
5 Nov 2019