One in four Emergency staff abused by patients

One in four Emergency staff abused by patients The first ever review of the experience of hospital A&E staff reveals that they have resigned themselves to patient violence and aggression.

In the UK, there were over 70,555 total reported assaults on NHS staff in 2016. Around the world, one in four hospital staff has experienced physical abuse. Lancaster University

See also:

• A qualitative meta-synthesis of emergency department staff experiences of violence and aggression (abstract) International Emergency Nursing
• A&E abuse: Medical staff report more than 70,000 physical and verbal attacks that leave them working in fear The Daily Mail