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Daily Record
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Shannon Milmine

NHS Lanarkshire condemn violence towards staff, as nearly three assaults a day recorded

Shock new statistics have shown NHS Lanarkshire staff are being assaulted, on average, three times every day.

The latest annual figures, obtained by a Freedom of Information request, show over 1000 incidents were reported across the region.

Union body, Unison, unveiled the challenges that health staff face in a damning report called ‘Violent assaults: NHS staff in Scotland’.

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