Irish nurses have suffered over 7,500 assaults at work since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures from the HSE show.
Irish nurses have suffered over 7,500 assaults at work since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, HSE figures show.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says nurses have described being punched, threatened, abused and intimidated whilst on the job.“We need to know what measures are being put in place to protect a largely female workforce,” she said. Figures from the HSE’s national incident management scheme also show that in 2020, over 8,667 staff reported physical, verbal and sexual assault in the workplace.
“Our hospitals are not just full, they are overcrowded and this creates a pressure cooker type environment. With that, frustration can run high and a tiny minority unacceptably attack staff. This means that frontline staff are being put at risk for conditions they are not responsible for.”
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