Monday 03 November 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8992
Date Request Received: 24/10/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Racist abuse of staff
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I’m writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following data: The number of reported incidents of racism/racist abuse towards staff by patients in 2022, 2023, 2024, and the first nine months of 2025. Can the data be categorised in calendar years please. | |
| Answer To Question 1: 2022 Verbal abuse or disruption - 8 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - 0 2023 Verbal abuse or disruption - 10 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - <5 2024 Verbal abuse or disruption - 8 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - <5 Jan-Sept 2025 Verbal abuse or disruption - 10 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - 7 | |
| Question Number 2: From the figures given in question 1., can you specify how many of the reported incidents were a) verbal and b) physical assaults please. Can the data be split with a) and b) columns and categorised in calendar years please. | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2022 Verbal abuse or disruption - 8 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - 0 2023 Verbal abuse or disruption - 10 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - <5 2024 Verbal abuse or disruption - 8 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - <5 Jan-Sept 2025 Verbal abuse or disruption - 10 Physical Abuse, assault or violence - 7 | |
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