NHS access ‘does not come with licence to abuse staff’, says Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting (Steve Forrest/Workers’ Photos/PA) - (Steve Forrest/Workers’ Photos)

People who are violent or abusive to NHS staff should be taught the “hard way” and turned away from care, according to the Health Secretary.

While access to the NHS is a “right” it is not a system that people can “walk all over”, Wes Streeting said in a speech on Wednesday.