Dozens of hospitals leaving NHS staff at risk of attacks by patients

Dozens of hospitals leaving NHS staff at risk of attacks by patients Dozens of NHS hospitals are breaking the law by failing to protect staff from violent attacks, it has emerged.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said 25 NHS trusts are in breach of rules designed to make sure they manage risks to their staff from violent patients or members of the public.

This follows 38 inspections by the regulator since April 2018. The Independent

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• Two-thirds of trusts failing to protect staff from violence HSJ