Environmental design is a key consideration in addressing occupational violence and aggression in Victorian health services. Health services can use the following resources on environmental design to reduce occupational violence and aggression and increase staff and patient safety.
Environmental design guidelines
Health services can use the Australasian health facility guidelines on environmental design to reduce occupational violence and aggression and increase staff and patient safety.
Behavioural assessment rooms
The department has developed Guidelines for behavioural assessment rooms in emergency departments to help health services to establish appropriate procedures and policies regarding the use and design of behavioural assessment rooms. See Design guidelines on the Victorian Health Building Authority website.
Body-worn cameras policy template
The department has developed a Body-worn cameras policy template (2017) to provide guidance for health services that decide to procure and use body-worn cameras.
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