Following on from yesterday's LinkedIn post ‘Stress’ let’s briefly explore how and why the network of nerves sends messages to parts of...

One year on and looking forward to another day trip to London to attend this years conference. The role of an expert witness is to help...

The concept of reasonable force is a fundamental principle in legal frameworks worldwide, governing the permissible level of force...

According to studies across 5 countries including the UK, Aggression towards GP receptionists is a ‘frequent and routine’ occurrence....

Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you may have to rely on it...

In an ideal world we would a talk our way out of trouble or we would have tried to talk but the other person(s) didn’t listen. The law...

Deputy Head Teacher Dismissed for Using Physical Intervention A Deputy Head Teacher was dismissed from his £60,000 a year job for after...

A reminder of how employers can help to prevent violence and abuse in workplace settings and therefore protect the wellbeing of their...

When is a restraint not a restraint? When it's called by another name! Following on from the creating a monster video I sent out...

Welsh government publish new guidance. NOTE – the intentional application of handcuffs to a person amounts to an assault which is...

Hurry and have your say! The Scottish Government is seeking views on new guidance on the use of physical intervention in schools. The...

The Health and Safety Executive definition of violence is 'any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted'. Whilst it...

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View in browser The British Crime Survey of 2018 indicated: As many as 150 lone workers were attacked verbally or physically in the UK...