NHS Forth Valley has defended its position after failing to respond to a survey revealing the scale of assaults on hospital staff in Scotland.
The Unison Scotland report reveals the number of violent incidents carried out on staff between April 2021 and March 2022, with the union requesting information from all of the country’s health boards.
In total, it reveals more than 18,000 assaults were carried out on staff over the time period and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported the most incidents with a total of 4.949.