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Attitudes harden towards assaults on staff

Stephanie Jones-Berry @NurseNewsSteph Assistant editor (investigations), Nursing Standard

MPs are urged to extend tougher penalties for attacks on NHS workers, as the RCN warns official statistics do not reveal ‘the true picture’

Mental health nurse Sharon Morris was attacked by a patient in the grounds of her former workplace last autumn. Ms Morris was repeatedly punched in the face until she lost consciousness and collapsed.

Nursing Standard. 32, 10, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.10.12.s13

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01 November 2017 / Vol 32 issue 10

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