Nine in ten nurses and midwives have experienced physical violence at work, research finds
A general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
MORE than nine in 10 nurses and midwives have experienced physical violence at work, new research found today.
A survey by Unison and Nursing Times of more than 1,000 nursing and midwifery staff and students uncovered shocking levels of abuse, with NHS workers being punched, bitten, spat at, choked, headbutted and even stabbed.
For 9 per cent of respondents, violence was a daily occurrence.
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