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Violence Prevention & Management Training Framework for the NSW Public Health System

Violence Prevention & Management Training Framework for the NSW Public Health System

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2012_008

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Personnel/Workforce - Learning and Development
Personnel/Workforce - Occupational Health & Safety

Summary
This policy specifies the minimum standards for training delivered to staff across NSW Health and provides a consistent framework to enable staff to prevent, manage and respond effectively to difficult, challenging and/or violent behaviour of patients and visitors in the workplace.

Date of Publication: 27 January 2012

Replaces:

Training Program - A Safer Place to Work: Preventing/Managing Violent Behaviour - NSW Health [PD2005_316]

Author Branch: Workplace Relations and Management Branch

This document applies to: Local Health Districts, Speciality Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Public Health System Support Division, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: All staff

Distributed to: Public Health System, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, NSW Ambulance Service , Ministry of Health, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 27 January 2017

Policy Manual: Not applicable

File No: 10/3238-4

Status: Active

File link: Violence Prevention & Management Training Framework for the NSW Public Health System
File size: 117Kb