Long waits behind surge in attacks on A&E nurses

A senior A&E nurse said she has seen colleagues punched, kicked and even had a gun pointed at them

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A senior A&E nurse said she has seen colleagues punched, kicked and even had a gun pointed at them

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Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the…

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Nurses have reported being punched, hit and spat at.

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The number of people waiting in emergency departments rose sharply to 71,517 in January

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Health service’s 2025 staff survey found that one in seven had experienced violence from patients or the public

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Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

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The deaths linked to long A&E waits are equivalent to two aeroplanes crashing every week.

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