A number of animal charities, enforcement agencies and trades unions has come together to call on the coalition Government to target irresponsible dog-owners to help reduce the thousands of attacks on workers and the public that occur each year.

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