The Practice considers threatening behaviour to be either:
Attempted or actual, aggressive threatening physical actions (including fist clenching and finger pointing) made towards any member of staff or other users of the Health Centre, this may be in person or on the ‘phone.
The use of aggressive or abusive verbal language, (including raising of the voice, swearing and cursing) intended to threaten or intimidate any member of Staff or other users of the Health Centre.
Any behaviour, verbal or physical, which causes others to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or threatened, is totally unacceptable.