Region’s NHS staff near top of abuse league

Apr 9 2008 by Liza Williams, Liverpool Daily Post

Rates of bullying or abuse by patients

MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTS

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust - worse than average

5 boroughs partnership - better than average

Merseycare - average

ACUTE TRUSTS

Clatterbridge - best 20%

Walton Centre - average

Aintree University Hospital - worse than average

Alder Hey - worst 20%

Liverpool Women’s Hospital - worse than average

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen - worst 20%

St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals - worst 20%

Southport and Formby Hospitals - better than average

Countess of Chester - best 20%

PCTs

Knowsley - best 20%

Liverpool - worse than average

Halton and St Helens - better than average

Sefton - better than average

Wirral - better than average

North Cheshire - best 20%

Western Cheshire - better than average

* RESULTS of a 2007 staff survey