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24-hour drinking blamed for rise in violent attacks on NHS staff - Daily Mail 31st October 2009
"Violent attacks take place in NHS hospitals every three minutes since they were turned into 'war zones' by 24-hour drinking.
Staff say round-the-clock opening has led to attacks on staff, patients and visitors at all hours of the day. "
NHS assaults 'not taken seriously' - BBC Health News 29th October 2009
"The NHS is being accused of not doing enough to protect staff from a daily barrage of punches, slaps and kicks.
Despite a promise of a "zero tolerance" approach, there has only been a 0.5% increase in criminal sanctions against offenders in the last three years."
Youths drinking at home 'less troublesome' - Daily Telegraph 9th October 2009
"Parents can help to keep their teenage children out of trouble by giving them a weekly allowance of alcohol, a British study has found. "
Home drinking ‘cuts back on teen trouble’ - Liverpool Daily Post 9th October 2009
"PARENTS can help to keep their teenage children out of trouble by giving them a weekly allowance of alcohol, a British study has found.
Teenagers who rely on obtaining their own supplies of cheap alcohol are much more likely to be involved in violence and other forms of bad behaviour, it is claimed."
Allowing children to drink occasionally may prevent problems later, says study - The Guardian 9th October 2009
"Parents who allow school-age children to drink occasionally may be protecting them from alcohol damage, violence and sexual danger, a health study published today suggests.
The survey of almost 10,000 15- to 16-year-olds' drinking patterns in north-west England by researchers at the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University found that enforcing abstinence within the family may push youngsters out into more dangerous environments and increase the risk of excessive drinking."
Parents 'should supply alcohol' - BBC Health News 8th October 2009
"Parents could help keep their teenagers away from drink-fuelled violence and sex by giving them a weekly alcohol allowance, a study has suggested.
A third of those polled had experienced violence when drunk and 12.5% reported sexual encounters they regretted. "
Violence is linked to eating sweets - The Guardian 1st October 2009
"Eating sweets every day in childhood increases adult aggression, according to new research.
The study, published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to examine the long-term effects of childhood diet on adult violence."
A sweet a day helps your children grow up violent - The Independent 1st October 2009
"Banish the chocolate bars and lock up the gobstoppers – letting your children eat sweets could turn them into serial killers, according to psychiatrists.
The surprising claim is made by researchers who found that children who ate sweets and chocolate every day were more likely to be violent as adults."
Giving in to pester power can make your child a thug - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"Children given sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, researchers warn.
By caving in to 'pester power', parents are helping to create a pattern of aggressive behaviour that could land their kids in jail, according to Dr Simon Moore of Cardiff University. "
Daily sweets 'linked to violence' - BBC Health News 30th September 2009
"Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to UK researchers.
The Cardiff University study involving 17,500 people is the first into effects of childhood diet on adult violence. "
Alan Johnson will tell police to stop violent men returning to their homes - The Guardian 29th September 2009
Violent husbands and partners will be banned from returning to their homes under powers to be unveiled today by the home secretary, Alan Johnson.\n\nThe police will be able to immediately ban anyone arrested for domestic violence from returning to their family home and the immediate neighbourhood for up to 14 days.
Doctors must report all knife crime injuries to police: guidance - Daily Telegraph 25th September 2009
Doctors must contact police if they suspect patients have been a victim of knife crime, under new GMC guidance.
Chief urges NHS ban for attackers - BBC Health News 14th September 2009
A senior police officer has called for people who abuse health service workers to be stopped from using NHS services unless for life-threatening instances.
Barbara Wilding, chief constable of South Wales Police, spoke out as she signed a deal for violence against NHS staff to be more fully investigated.
New alcohol banning orders will be used in Southport, say Town Centre Inspector - Southport Visiter 4th September 2009
ON August 31 the government introduced new powers to curb drink related crime.
The alcohol banning orders are essentially ASBOs tailored to tackle crime that stems from alcohol consumption, and Southport police have welcomed them, vowing "we will use them".
“Booze Asbos” to rid Chester of problem drunks - Chester Chronicle 3rd September 2009
DRUNKEN troublemakers will be banned from Chester city centre under new laws announced this week.
Drinking Banning Orders (DBOs) – nicknamed ‘booze Asbos’ – , came into force on Monday and gives magistrates the power to ban individuals from pubs for up to two years, with a fine of up to £2,500 for breaching the order.
Mother-of-three died in pub as solo woman paramedic stood outside - Daily Mail 1st September 2009
A pub manager has demanded disciplinary action against a paramedic she claims would not help save a customer's life.
Melissa Procter-Blain, 32, died after suffering a heart attack at The Crown in Spondon, Derbyshire.
Hospital 'lout' mum slams sentence - Manchester Evening News 31st August 2009
A MUM condemned as a lout who kicked and stamped on a hospital security guard has slammed her curfew sentence - because it means she can't go on holiday.
Michelle Austin, 43, attacked the guard at Wythenshawe Hospital as he restrained her drunken son Craig.
Five-year-old girl battling cancer viciously attacked by yobs who try to set her on fire - Daily Mail 22nd August 2009
A girl of five who is battling cancer is recovering today after two boys sprayed an aerosol in her face and tried to set her alight.
Scarlett Hellewell had to be rescued by neighbours when the boys pinned her down and sprayed the deodorant in her face in Halifax, West Yorks.
Race claim nurse asks why no action taken - Carlisle News & Star 19th August 2009
A SENIOR nurse who won her race claim against bosses has written to regional health chiefs – and copied in the Prime Minister – asking why those responsible have never been held to account.
Sarina Saiger, 43, claimed she was the victim of a calculated campaign of racial discrimination, victimisation and harassment, during a six-week tribunal last year.
NHS bosses withdraw appeal against ruling - Carlisle News & Star 23rd July 2009
HOSPITAL bosses have withdrawn their appeal against a court ruling that a senior nurse was racially discriminated against while working in north Cumbria.
Dr Sarina Saiger, who is of mixed race, won her case against the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust following a six-week tribunal hearing last year.
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