Almost half of assaults on healthcare staff last year were on nurses

There were 4,166 reported assaults against nursing staff in 2020. Photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

There were 8,667 reports of assaults on HSE staff last year according to figures released by the agency. The figures were released to Newstalk under a freedom of information request.

Of all the attacks, nurses make up by far the highest amount, at over 48%, totalling 4,166 assaults against nursing staff in 2020.