Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust says it has banned 14 people from getting treatment.
Gilbert George, from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, says abuse towards hospital staff is increasing
Gilbert George, director of corporate governance and legal at NUH, said despite the trust taking "proactive action" to respond to the issue, he felt it was becoming "very common". "What we're saying to that individual, is that we're no longer prepared to treat them at this hospital unless it's an emergency situation or under our provided licence we have to care for them," Mr George said of the red card.Staff have needed to take time off work due to the impact of abuse, Mr George said
An NUH spokesperson said the increase in recorded incidents was also likely due to more people reporting them."What we've seen is an increase and emergence of racially aggravated AVH by either verbalising aggression, hitting our staff and even spitting at times," Mr George said. Mr George believed overcrowding and delays had been a factor in patients' frustration, leading to AVH.Earlier in the year, NUH alsofor emergency department staff and have since expanded the scheme to ward staff.
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