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Story summary
- Royal College of Emergency Medicine reports 96% of A&E staff have faced violence or hostility.
- Survey of 2,126 staff shows 73% experience violence or aggression daily or weekly.
- 63% say abuse includes discrimination such as racism, sexism or homophobia.
- Only 41% of reporters say NHS trusts took meaningful action after incidents.
- NHS trusts recorded over 295,000 violent incidents from 2022-2025, rising to 104,079 in 2024-25.
