Aggressive patients could be shown ‘red card’ as hospital bids to curb abuse
Death threats, physical abuse and racist slurs aimed at NHS workers has prompted one hospital to make it easier for staff to “red card” violent and abusive patients.
Aggressive patients or visitors could be banned from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for up to 12 months.
The trust has also started using a series of body cameras in a bid to curb violence/ trust have doubled in the last three years.
