Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01647 · Session 5

Protection for all employees in NHS Scotland

Closed Submitted 23 Mar 2017 Justice
Signatures
0
14 online signatures with a country
Comments
4
Considered
2 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make it a specific offence to assault any employee within NHS Scotland whilst that employee is carrying out any patient service in the Scottish NHS.

What the petitioner did first

I have made contact with George Adam MSP and await his reply.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 25 May 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 26 Oct 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

14 online signatures
  1. Scotland12 85.7%
  2. United Kingdom2 14.3%

Comments

4 comments, oldest first
  1. June O'Henley 23 Mar 2017
    A very worthwhile petition covering all employees and volunteers who work within NHS
    - Scotland.
  2. Angus O'Henley 24 Mar 2017
    It is essential that everyone involved in offering care and support to would be patients, anywhere within the Scottish NHS will be given maximum protection from potential assailants and allowed to deliver the care and service they provide.
  3. Brian Griffiths 24 Mar 2017
    It is a disgrace that NHS workers should have to put up with such abuse.
  4. Graham Bisset 28 Apr 2017
    There is no case for affording special treatment to employees of NHS in Scotland and they should not be afforded separate legislative protection.

    The government of Scotland already has the tools to deal with assault and its focus should be on tackiling all crime at source and ensuring that enforcement is by Police Scotland effective and efficient.