Fearful staff at Cork hospital forced to carry alarms amid verbal and physical abuse
Nurses can alert a security team to their location if subject to abuse by patients
Verbal and physical abuse of nurses by patients at Mercy University Hospital in Cork has reached such a level that staff now carry alarms. Picture: Dan Linehan
Verbal and physical abuse of nurses by patients at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) in Cork has reached such a level that staff now carry alarms to send their precise locations to security guards.
A security team led by former Garda superintendent Con Cadogan helps nurses to report incidents and to prosecute offenders.
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