Get tough drive on NHS violence

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Title – Get tough drive on NHS violenceSource – www.bbc.co.uk
Date – 15th August 2006

With over 60,000 NHS staff being assaulted last year (2005) alone the situation with aggression and violence in the UK’s workforce has reached a critical stage. Employers are now starting to take drastic steps to deal with the problem and more high profile policing and security measures seem to be the preferred route for those employers who realise the hugely negative effect this is having on their workforce and businesses.

Beyond The Blue is a training company that was set up to provide services to businesses, organisations and individuals to help people protect themselves against physical violence and aggression. Our Conflict Management & Resolution Courses (CMR) help individuals understand the problem and face the realities. We examine ways to reduce the risks and protect individuals through a variety of sessions. The course covers areas such as good communication skills, recognising the signs of aggression and ways of breaking the problem down to make it possible to resolve the conflict without the need for violence and aggression.

We also teach personal safety skills so that when individuals find themselves in situations where they are the victim of violence or aggression, they can use the techniques we teach to try and remove themselves from it and create time and space in order to get away or call for help. Our physical intervention techniques are all based on 'low impact' methods that use leverage and the strength used against you, rather then your own strength to free yourself from the situation. This means they are suitable for any person of any size or build and strength is no longer the dominating factor. The other advantage of our techniques is that they are often so subtle that the aggressor doesn’t even know they are taking place and this results in less aggression being shown. It is a commonly reported fact that using force against another person generally results in more force being used against you, our methods don’t require force and therefore can often resolve situations without them escalating. They are simple and easy to learn and most importantly they are easy to remember.

Please visit our website at www.btbl.co.uk