Almost 200 HSE staff suffer serious physical assaults by patients since January 2018

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 59 people qualified for the scheme this year and 135 last year.

Almost 200 HSE staff suffer serious physical assaults by patients since January 2018
Wed, 11 Sep, 2019 - 14:38
Digital Desk staff

Nearly 200 HSE staff have received special state payments because of serious physical assaults by patients since January 2018.

New figures also show 41 staff have been sexually assaulted on duty in the same time frame.

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