Managers from across the public services are tackling the problem of violence
Managers from across the public services are tackling the problem of violence – and how to make a risk assessment of it – at a London conference on November 21. Among the speakers are:
– Alan Millership, Head of Security at the University of Reading, a speaker on attacks on students at the Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) conference in Sheffield in September;
– Aidan Harris, Employee Relations Manager, London Underground, on how the Tube is recording incidents – taking revenue control staff as a case study – and raising awareness, and acting;
Dr Phil Leather, Head of the Violence Research Group at the University of Nottingham;
Chris Davies, Corporate Director of Somerset County Council Social Services, on the National Task Force on Violence against social care staff, that he chairs;
Chris Cox, Assistant Director of Legal Services, Royal College of Nursing, on employers? legal obligations; and
– Danielle Proctor, Assitant Director of Workforce Development, Wakefield West Primary Care Trust, on making policy, and gathering staff feedback.
Chairing the day is Phil Hardy, who chairs the Institute of Conflict Management. For details, ring organisers GateHouse on 020 7420 3530.
