Over 4,000 nurses assaulted in the workplace since January 2023

The figures for the period Jan 2023 to Feb 2024, provided to the INMO, include incidents of verbal, physical, and sexual assault. Picture: iStock

More than 4,000 nurses and midwives were assaulted in their workplace over a 13-month period – an average of just over 10 per day.

The figures for the period Jan 2023 to Feb 2024, provided to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), include incidents of verbal, physical, and sexual assault reported by nurses and midwives to the HSE's National Incident Management System (NIMS).