Assaults on NHS staff to be treated more seriously by CPS

The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) has welcomed the revisions to the sixth edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors, which highlights the public interest in prosecuting all those who attack health workers. The NHS Security Management Service (NHS SMS) – a division of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) – was set up in 2003 to handle policy and operational guidance relating to the management of security within the NHS in England.

 

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