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Vivienne Aitken

Scots nurse paid thousands of pounds compensation after savage attack by patient

A former nurse has been awarded thousands of pounds in compensation after suffering a savage attack by a patient.

Lesley Roberts, 55, quit as a mental health nurse last year and has now spoken out about the violence she faced as an NHS frontline worker.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde paid out after Lesley argued she would not have been attacked had the patient’s mental health ­ medication been altered.

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