The horrifying violence faced by NHS staff is laid bare by an A&E sister who has seen her colleague get a broken jaw and nurses chased with knives
'I'm a nurse in A&E and don't feel safe anymore - staff are quitting over frightening violence'
The horrifying violence faced by NHS staff is laid bare by an A&E sister who has seen her colleague get a broken jaw and nurses chased with knives
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Lucy Thornton News Reporter
00:02, 07 Sep 2026Updated 08:02, 07 Sep 2026
A senior A&E nurse said she has seen colleagues punched, kicked and even had a gun pointed at them
At least once a week A&E staff suffer violence and aggression at work prompting a call for action
Nurses have reported being punched, hit and spat at.
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