Incidence and trends in workplace violence within emergency departments in the United Kingdom 2017-2022: an observational time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workplace violence (WPV) is a notable issue facing healthcare services and workers globally. WPV impacts upon the well-being of staff and can put healthcare provision at risk with detrimental effects on patient care. This study aims to investigate and quantify, at national and regional levels, the incidence and trends of WPV within emergency departments (EDs).

Methods

We requested data relating to WPV from all 152 trusts with an ED in the United Kingdom from January 2017-March 2022. We applied interrupted time series and trend analysis to check for significant differences in WPV across the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

We conducted time series analysis on 58 million attendances and detected statistically significant increases in WPV in March 2020-5.06/100,000

SUBMITTER: Donald N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336324 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature