FOI Verbal Abuse at GP Practices (0264-2022/23)

Request

I'd like to know the number of times that officers have been called out to GP medical

practices to deal with cases of verbal abuse directed at staff over the past five years.

Could you please break this down to show how many incidents there were in each year

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Please see the below table showing the incidents where officers have been called to attend incidents of abuse against medical staff. Please note that the data provided has been manually assessed to be of relevance to your request.

North Yorkshire Police Data Number of incidents of an officer being called to a GP practise for abuse against medical staff from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2021.
Year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Number of Incidents	0	5	8	2	7

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.