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Health Professions: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the number of recorded incidents of (a) verbal abuse (b) physical assault (c) sexual assault and (d) harassment against staff in (i) GP practices (ii) pharmacies (iii

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the number of recorded incidents of (a) verbal abuse (b) physical assault (c) sexual assault and (d) harassment against staff in (i) GP practices (ii) pharmacies (iii

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department does not hold data on the number of recorded incidents in these settings, which are each independent contractors to the National Health Service.We know how challenging disgraceful incidences of abuse and violence can be for staff. The Gover...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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