Going by the article and my knowledge of the UK healthcare system, it's almost certainly care first, report later. It seems that the hospital is collating recor

Going by the article and my knowledge of the UK healthcare system, it's almost certainly care first, report later. It seems that the hospital is collating records of fights over longer periods of time - perhaps weeks or months - and providing that data to police. The article isn't really about reporting of individual crimes, but broader statistics for more targeted policing.