NHS Frontline Under Siege: Abuse, Privatisation, and Infrastructure Failures

Nearly 73% of A&E staff now face violence or aggression on a daily or weekly basis, according to a devastating survey of over 2,000 workers by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. The abuse has become so routine that 96% of respondents reported experiencing it, with 63% also suffering discrimination including racism and homophobia. A senior doctor recounted being kicked in the face by a patient on a trolley, while a resident doctor described bracing for 'direct, hateful...