Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

Nurses have reported being punched, hit and spat at.

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