A recent ITV News investigation has highlighted a disturbing trend of increasing violent assaults on NHS hospital staff in England, with some trusts reporting a rise of more than 200% in physical attacks over the past five years. The investigation was spurred by a harrowing incident where a hospital worker was nearly strangled to death by a patient, with the victim recounting, 'I tasted death as he strangled me.' This has led to a heightened sense of fear among NHS staff, with many expressing concerns about their safety at work. The issue of hospital violence was further underscored by a separate incident involving a pickaxe attacker who yelled 'it's your lucky day' as he attempted to murder two colleagues at a hospital, resulting in his imprisonment.
A nurse from West Bromwich who was almost strangled to death by a patient says NHS staff fear going to work, as an ITV News investigation finds violent assaults on hospital workers have risen annually for the past five years. https://t.co/ZI7XsbSA2E
'I tasted death as he strangled me': NHS staff facing record violence on wards, ITV News Investigations Editor @DanielHewittITV reports https://t.co/X9qMbDnZtN https://t.co/8gkYf6AR5v
'It was wrapped around my neck in seconds... It was so fast and so tight, I couldn't even scream.' Assaults on NHS hospital workers in England have risen every year for the past five years, with some trusts reporting a rise of more than 200% in physical attacks on staff, an ITV… https://t.co/NiQB7tpHax
EXCLUSIVE: “I tasted death as he strangled me”: NHS staff say they fear going to work as violent attacks at hospitals reach record levels. https://t.co/TvqFu4kxXZ
I will be on @GMB around 7:30am this morning talking about our investigation into increasing numbers of violent assaults on NHS hospital staff. 'I tasted death as he strangled me': NHS staff facing record violence on wards https://t.co/YPXqCVPB4T
EXCLUSIVE: “I tasted death as he strangled me”: NHS staff say they fear going to work as violent attacks at hospitals reach record levels https://t.co/0tvk1PSYyt
Hospital pickaxe attacker who yelled 'it's your lucky day' as he attempted to murder two colleagues jailed https://t.co/OAfL3gN7K9