Newly qualified nurses attacked by patients just months into the job warn "wards are dangerous".
Isy, 21, was assaulted by a patient as he tried to leave Whiston Hospital's gastroenterology ward, which houses alcoholic patients who are detoxing, a process that can leave them confused and aggressive. Isy said: "I had a bit of a cry, but you have to get on with it. On the day, I wanted to go home, but you can't. People are in hospital because they're unwell - you can't just go."
Her colleague Katie, 23, said the same patient hit her, grabbing her arms and "charging" her doing the corridor a couple of weeks ago. They feel supported by their employers - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Whiston Hospital and has "a zero tolerance approach to violence and abuse of staff".
