More than 72,000 incidents of abuse have been recorded in the last five years
‘I was thrown against the wall’ – Nurse recalls attack as 72,000 attacks are reported in 5 years
A Northern Ireland nurse has described being “grabbed by the collar and thrown against the wall” as she tried to de-escalate a mass brawl in an emergency department (ED) waiting room.
Her ordeal was just one of more than 72,000 recorded incidents of physical and verbal abuse against healthcare staff in the region over the last five years.