ENGLAND & WALES: VIOLENCE AT WORK: FINDINGS FROM THE 2013/14 CRIME SURVEY
The number and incidence rate of violent incidents at work has declined over the last decade. Findings from the 2013/14 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) show that: the risk of being a victim...
View ArticleENGLAND & WALES: NEW POWERS TO TACKLE DRUG DRIVING
A new law to make it easier for police to catch and convict drug drivers took effect 2nd March 2015 in England and Wales. Read the rest of this entry »
View ArticleUK: ROSPA’S 2ND FAMILY SAFETY WEEK
Monday, March 2 marked the beginning of RoSPA’s second national Family Safety Week Read the rest of this entry »
View ArticleUK: PUBLICATION OF JOINT INSPECTION OF THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF...
An assessment of how police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) investigate and prosecute road death cases, was published in February 2015. The report from Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution...
View ArticleWALES: HEAD INJURIES IN CHILDREN AGED 0-18 IN WALES (2010 – 2013)
The following analyses conducted by CAPIC and AWISS (All Wales Injury Surveillance System) contain Emergency Department attendance figures for head injuries in children aged 0-18 years living in Wales....
View ArticleWALES: UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES IN CHILDREN AGED 0-4 IN WALES (2010 – 2013)
The following analyses conducted by CAPIC and AWISS (All Wales Injury Surveillance System) contain Emergency Department attendance figures for unintentional injuries in children aged 0-4 years living...
View ArticleWALES: POISONING IN CHILDREN AGED 0-18 YEARS IN WALES (2007 – 2012)
The following analyses conducted by CAPIC and AWISS (All Wales Injury Surveillance System) contain Emergency Department figures and hospital admissions for poisoning injuries in children aged 0 – 18...
View ArticleWORLD: HARD-HITTING VIDEO COULD SAVE TODDLERS’ LIVES
Footage showing how easy it is for a toddler to be killed by household furniture has been released by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. In it, a dummy is crushed by a falling chest of drawers...
View ArticleUK: NEW FALLS INFORMATION ZONE TO SUPPORT OLDER PEOPLE AT RISK OF A FALL
A new information zone to support older people at risk of a fall has been launched on NHS inform. The Falls Information Zone has been developed by Scottish Government’s Falls Programme team in...
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