INMO calls for more hospital security as five nurses a day are attacked in June

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: "The number of assaults against healthcare workers is on the increase. And unfortunately 60% of all assaults are against nurses and midwives." File photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), Phil Ní Sheaghdha, has warned that hospitals should have the same focus on safety in the workplace as is employed in the farming and construction industry.

Ms Ní Sheaghdha is calling for increased security across all areas of hospitals in Ireland with more than five nurses a day being physically, verbally or sexually assaulted last month. In an interview with The Hard Shoulder, on Newstalk, Ms Ní Sheaghdha said that workplace safety in hospitals is often forgotten or not discussed.