Staff working at a high risk mental health unit in Belfast say they are being attacked on a weekly basis and have called for more protection.
Nurses working at the Shannon Clinic in Knockbracken Healthcare Park in South Belfast have raised concerns following a number of attacks on staff members and say that the clinic struggles to retain staff due to the dangers of working there.
They have claimed that drugs, assaults, sexual violence, bullying and the use of weapons are commonplace in the clinic which is often used by prisoners who have been convicted of serious crimes.
