Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly

Summary

Survey finds long waiting times and overcrowding have made abuse ‘routine’ part of working on hospital frontline Nearly three-quarters of A&E staff experience violence or aggression daily or weekly, according to a survey highlighting the “appalling” abuse of NHS workers. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said understaffed and overcrowded emergency departments were contributing to increased targeting of medics. Continue reading...

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