NHS Protects has published data revealing assaults on NHS staff. As per the same, it has been unveiled that Advertiser area has witnessed more than 120 attacks.

The East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust that runs Lister Hospital in Stevenage has witnessed 124 attacks. Out of the same, 122 attacks have been done by patients. A year before the hospital witnessed 127 attacks and 124 were carried out by patients.

Nick Carver, Chief Executive of the trust, said, “Although the figures published by NHS Protect show a small year-on-year reduction in the number of physical assaults on our staff, there are two important points to note”.

He affirmed that in comparison to other hospitals, their figures with regard to attacks are quite low. One of the other things that Carver said was a majority of the attacks have been carried out by people who have been suffering from mental condition. They are not aware of things they are doing. Another thing is they are elderly, who have been suffering from dementia and have no intentions to harm them. Attacks carried out by them are due to their medical condition.