You’re ‘too gentle’ with those who abuse staff, police tell trust

By Mimi Launder2026-07-23T11:31:00

NHS staff “tolerate too much” abuse and trusts are “too gentle” with perpetrators, police have told the workforce of a large district general hospital.

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