Abuse Against Healthcare Workers in Domiciliary Care & Care Homes (FOI)

​​Request 683150032

​1- How many reported case of physical or verbal abuse were there in 2024 on Health care workers in domiciliary care and care homes in jersey?

2- How many of these were charged under the law

Response

1

Health and Care Jersey do not hold records for reported incidents of abuse towards healthcare workers in care homes or domiciliary care settings where care is provided by private businesses. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

2

7 cases were charged under law.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​​