A £300,000 CCTV pilot to tackle violent and aggressive behaviour towards NHS workers is being launched today (15 December) by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The Metropolitan Police Federation has raised fears over Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson’s desire for police officers to walk the beat on their own, rather than in pairs, in a bid to increase the number of patrols.

Welsh Health minister, Edwina Hart, has appointed a former policeman to drive forward measures to protect NHS staff from violence.

THE HSE has launched a series of real-life case studies that aim to give practical and cost-effective help to employers to reduce the risk of violence to their lone or mobile workers. It is hoped they will help reduce the 1.3 million violent attacks on wo

A mental-health charity has been fined £30,000 for failing to protect an employee who was stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic man.

Exploring the hazards nurses face and the challenges on the horizon, Kim Sunley concludes that a focus on the health and well-being of health-care staff will reap benefits for patients.

Looking after employees who spend their nine-to-five under your roof can be difficult enough, but ensuring that staff who go out and about for their work – especially those who operate alone and in out-of-the-way locations – remain safe and within your protection requires special effort. Craig Swallow explains.

The people who clean our workplaces make our working lives easier and more pleasant but, laments Dr Chris Ide, precious little attention is paid to the many work-related hazards and risks they face.

A director of lone working service provider Skyguard has been honoured for his contribution to standards.

The HSE has published new guidance entitled ‘Working alone’, aimed at anyone who employs lone workers, writes Peter Forshaw.

Personal safety charity the Suzy Lamplugh Trust has launched a new directory aimed at organisations who employ lone workers and may be interested in tracing systems as a way of looking after their safety.

The new ‘Identicom mobile’ from Connexion2 is said to allow a user to access much of the functionality available on the Identicom lone-worker device (LWD) but on a BlackBerry smartphone.

Skyguard says that following the award of NSI ARC Gold Approval to its Incident Management Centre (IMC) for lone-worker monitoring, it is the first company to offer an end-to-end service that includes all elements of BS 8484:2009, the new standard for the provision of lone-worker device services.

Reliance has announced the roll out of Reliance Protect, an end-to-end lone worker protection solution for NHS staff. The rollout commenced in May, following the commitment by then Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, to improve the safety and security of NHS staff.

Skyguard says it is leading the way in the lone-worker protection market with the launch of its subscription-only emergency-response service, for only £17.75 a month.