Rise in attacks on staff at Bradford District Care Trust

A rise in the number of physical attacks has been reported on staff in the Bradford NHS Care Trust.

The figures, obtained by a Freedom of Information request, show there were 571 attacks on staff in the past year, a rise of 21 on the previous 12 months.

The trust provides mental health, community and learning disability services across the area.

A care trust spokesperson said the safety of staff and patients was “always paramount” and they “take any form of physical or non-physical assault very seriously”.

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