A Culture of Hostility: When Will We Stop Failing Our Healthcare Workers? A recent survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine paints a stark picture of daily reality in UK emergency departments.
The statistic that stands out is not the 63% of staff who have suffered discrimination, or even the 96% who have experienced abuse from patients or members of the public.
It's the 75% who face violence or aggression daily or weekly that highlights a more insidious issue: our society's failure to provide a safe working environment for those who care for us.