Table 4.

Overview of relevant guidelines

Guidelines		Country
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 201657	Guidelines for preventing workplace violence for healthcare and social service workers	USA
Wiskow, 200363	Guidelines on workplace violence in the health sector	Comparison of different guidelines
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 201555	General practice—a safe place A guide for the prevention and management of patient-initiated violence	Australia
WorksafeVictoria, 201764	Prevention and management of violence and aggression in health services	Australia
NICE, 201565	Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings65	UK
FOD Binnenlandse Zaken and FOD Volksgezondheid, 200966	een veilige dokterspraktijk	Belgium
Een veilige dokterspraktijk, 201767	Veiligheid voor huisartsen, toolbox 1