NHS Security Awareness Month (SAM) is now.
Now in its third year, the NHS Security Management Service (NHS SMS)’s annual initiative will again focus on further developing a pro-security culture within the NHS. <br><br>Security-themed events and presentations will be held across health bodies in England in the month of November.<br><br>For more details – visit the Security Management Service mini-site.<br><br>Richard Hampton, Head of Security Management at the NHS SMS, said: "The message for this third Security Awareness Month (SAM) is simple. NHS staff must be allowed to do their jobs free from fear of abuse and assault. <br><br>"All who use and work in the NHS must be clear of their responsibilities in achieving this aim. The antisocial minority who abuse our staff must be made to pay for their actions. This can only happen when their actions are reported. We urge staff not to accept violent and abusive behaviour as "part of the job", but to report it to both the police and the Local Security Management Specialist (LSMS) in their trust. This should be irrespective of whether the abuser is a patient or another member of the public. Prevention is better than cure and NHS staff must be given access to the full range of tools and materials produced by the NHS Security Management Service to help them stop incidents happening in the first place." <br>
