Rise in violent attacks by patients on NHS mental health staff

Surveys find budget cuts leaving workforce struggling to cope

Two out of five NHS mental health workers have been abused or attacked by a patient over the past year as services have become overstretched because of staff shortages, a new report has revealed.

Staff have been kicked, punched and headbutted, while some had a patient try to strangle them, according to a survey of more than 1,000 people working in mental healthcare.

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