NHS to send surgeons into schools to combat knife crime epidemic

NHS to send surgeons into schools to combat knife crime epidemic Surgeons will be sent into schools under NHS plans to combat Britain’s epidemic of knife crime.

The health service has appointed its first “violence reduction” tsar in a bid to cut levels of violence, by educating children about the consequences of stabbings.

The radical schemes will also see youth workers helping victims of gang crime while they are still being treated in hospital to help break the cycle of violence. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Surgeons set to visit schools as NHS appoints first knife crime and violence reduction tsar The Independent