Nurses have reported being punched, hit and spat at.
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Nurses are facing “abhorrent” levels of violence in A&E departments including being punched, spat at and even having a gun pointed at one of them.
And long waits in A&E are also leading to anger among patients who are not prone to violence, the nursing union said.
A senior A&E nurse said she has seen colleagues punched, kicked and even had a gun pointed at them
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