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More than 72,000 assaults on NHS staff over last four years
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April 29, 2022
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3:07Now PlayingFigures obtained by Sky News show that more than 72,000 assaults were carried out on hospital staff in England and Wales over the last four years, and only half of the NHS trusts surveyed responding to the Freedom of Information request.
Health Service staff have also told us that there is a reluctance to report assaults to the police, as Sky News' Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt reports.
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