1 in 3 doctors verbally or physically abused during Covid-19 – survey

Doctors on the frontline were being abused for treatment or procedures being delayed or cancelled because of the pandemic. Picture: Pexels

Over a third of doctors were verbally or physically abused by patients or their relatives during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey has found.

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) survey, conducted in September, found that 34% of 361 doctors reported being verbally or physically abused since the pandemic took hold.