Staff in Irish hospitals assaulted over 1,000 times last year - but union warns it's 'tip of iceberg'

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The majority of healthcare staff last year attacked were nurses.

Image: Shutterstock/hxdbzxy Image: Shutterstock/hxdbzxy LAST YEAR, THERE were at least 1,000 instances where staff were assaulted in Irish hospitals.

Its hospitals includes the Mater and St Vincent’s in Dublin, along with Our Lady’s in Navan and Wexford General.And here’s a breakdown by hospital group Incidents are broken down into harmful incidents, a no harm incident, near misses, a dangerous occurrence or a complaint. An INMO spokesperson said that it’s clear from the figures that nurses are “in the firing line when it comes to assaults at work”.

 

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