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Nottinghamshire girl, 12, died at Sheffield mental health unit after 'acute psychotic' episodes

Girl, 12, died just weeks after moving to mental health unit She was sectioned after having violent outbursts at home and hearing voices in her head

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdegpepg6n7o

Medomsley Detention Centre officer was 'prolific s*x offender' An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.

Hospital failings continued after Alice Figueiredo death, leaked documents show

Hospital failings continued after Alice Figueiredo death, leaked documents show Four months after a young woman died in a mental health unit, another patient tried to harm herself in similar circumstances, leaked documents show.

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https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/quarter-of-retail-staff-physically-assaulted-in-past-year/

Quarter of retail staff physically assaulted in past year Nearly a quarter (23%) of retail staff physically assaulted in past year and 77% have experienced intimidating behaviour, says Retail Trust.

A lot of people are aware from our training of issues that hit the news about a nurse and support worker on a stroke ward

The unsolved murder on a hospital ward that shames the NHS Telegraph reveals string of failures at Blackpool Victoria, including fatal s*xual assault of elderly stroke patient and unlawful sedation

https://www.england.nhs.uk/supporting-our-nhs-people/health-and-wellbeing-programmes/violence-prevention-and-safety/

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/racist-incidents-against-uk-nurses-surge

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/nhs-trust-pleads-guilty-after-teenage-girl-absconded-from-24-hour-care-and-killed-herself

NHS trust pleads guilty after teenage girl absconded from 24-hour care and killed herself Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, suffered with severe mental health problems and absconded from Worthing hospital in March 2022