Longer jail terms for assaults on nurses
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Longer jail terms for assaults on nurses

Anyone who assaults a nurse will face the prospect of a longer prison sentence under a law coming into effect next month in England and Wales.

Nursing Standard. 33, 7, 6-6. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.7.6.s2

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