Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

EDs can address modifiable risks of patients attending due to violence. Hospital-based violence intervention programmes (HVIPs) can reduce patients' exposure to violence but can place additional burdens on staff. We explored practitioners' views on two nurse-led HVIPs' design and delivery, response to patient need, engagement with ED health professionals, adaptation to local context and analysed documents relevant to these objectives.

Methods

This was a qualitative process evaluation, from January to September 2023, of two nurse-led HVIPs implemented in a major trauma centre and a large urban hospital in the UK. Interview participants (N=49) were involved with the commission and implementation of the HVIPs, or worked within the broader violence-prevention ecology.

SUBMITTER: Moore S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322404 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature