Zero Tolerance Policy

 

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The NHS operate a Zero Tolerance Policy with regard to violence and abuse and the Practice has the right to remove violent patients from their list with immediate effect, in order to safeguard practice staff, patients and other persons. Violence in this context includes actual or threatened physical violence or verbal abuse which leads to fear for a person's safety. In this situation we will notify the patient in writing of their removal from the list and record in the patient’s medical records the fact of the removal and the circumstances leading to it.

Important

Where patients are disruptive and display aggressive and/or intimidating behaviour and refuse to leave the premises, staff are instructed to dial 999 for Police assistance, and charges may then be brought against these individuals.

Providing NHS Services

Pound House Surgery
8 The Green
Wooburn Green
Buckinghamshire
HP10 0EE

Telephone: 01628 530 997

Hawthornden Surgery
Wharf Lane
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5RX

Telephone: 01628 530 997

The Orchard Surgery
Station Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5QE

Telephone: 01628 530 997