Increase in aggression towards people who work in health care
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Increase in aggression towards people who work in health care

NL Times  

People who work in the healthcare sector feel like there is an increase in aggression targetting them. In a poll conducted by NU'91, a organization representing healthcare professionals, an estimated 90 percent said that aggression in healthcare has been on the rise over the last five years. One in three healthcare employees said that they sometimes had to deal with aggression during 2023. NU'91 also asked roughly 900 participants whether they were confident that the situation would be adequately handled if they pressed charges or filed a complaint.

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