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Kat Wong

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

Frontline employees at a hospital have been subject to a significant increase in aggression. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Frontline hospital workers will be able to take better care of patients experiencing intense distress or aggression as a hospital introduces a new unit to curb violence against staff.

Workers at Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west have been subject to a significant increase in aggression from patients, including one high-profile incident where multiple security guards and a nurse were injured when a 39-year-old patient allegedly slashed at staff.

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