Jail Them or What ??

Question

What should be done with these "Thugs" who attack hospital staff.
It seems to be on the increase and I think the staff should be better protected than they currently are here in the UK.
Should there be stiffer sentences,and should they be made to carry out Community services upon their release and work in a hospital ?

Answer 1

My mum has worked as a Nurse for 30 years, She started when she was 16, She on many occasions has had food spat at her, been bitten and threatened with needles and death by dellusional drug addicted, angry or senile patients.

Most definitley there should be consequences! My Mum loves her job and it isn't fair when she comes home in tears because she has been verbally or physically abused, Hospitals need more security guards on the wards to ring the police or restrain these stupid people who treat nurses & staff like slaves, They should be fined or recieve some sort of 1 week jail sentence or community service.

Answer 2

Hospital staff have been trained in how to deal with aggressors. There are steps one can take. The thugs when apprehended should be taken to court and charged. Community service is probably a good idea, maybe in a hospital. They would then realise that people who work in hospitals are just like them though not as violent/strange and usually a bit more tolerant.

Answer 3

yeh definantly, the nurses and doctors generally get such less appreciation and recognition for the hard work that they do, anfd the nurses that do not do much are very grumpy, but any way no one has the right to atttack hospital staff, for what saving their patients lifes, yes stiffer sentences should be given to people who do that, and they should carry out their sentences by cleaning up the hospitals so that the nurses can get a break from being part time cleaners (which I think is really unfair for the hospital staff)

Answer 4

Incarcerate them with short term hard labour, We shouldn't let them anywhere near a Hospital and should they need medical
treatment in the future they should be registered as a potential risk to Staff and treated only if they are not under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs, Community Service is a waste of time and a soft option which is ineffective.

Answer 5

I work on a female medical ward where the majority of patients are over the age of 80, and yet I am regularly bitten, scratched and slapped by patients who are confused and disorientated, possibly worsened by urine infections. This is taken as part of the job. We are also put into difficult positions by alcoholic patients and patients who want to smoke and are unable to as the hospitals are now smoke-free environments. Most of these patients have underlying problems which may cause or worsen this behaviour and we never underestimate the power of a 90year olds punch. As for the Thugs, I presume most of these attacks occur in admission areas such as A+E or MAU. I don't think they should be treated, a certain amount of anxiety is expected on admission to hospital, but violence should never be accepted.

Answer 6

Didn't see this story anywhere but I'd have to ask, if thugs were attacking hospitals where was security? Most hospitals have some kind of security, if for no other reason to provide for a reasonable distraction and call uniformed police.

As to what to do; lock 'em up, weld the door shut! You can't rehab ppl with mentalities like those.

Answer 7

I think the idea of community service is tremendous and should be used more. Attacking hospital staff and police officers should carry heavy fines and great hours of community service. I particularly like this for teen offenders.

Answer 8

I wouldn't like to think that they get to work in a hospital as they're just thugs who do need to be subject to stiffer sentances, I wouldn't like to think I was walking past a cleaner or porter who has attacked hospital staff before

Answer 9

i dont think they should be working in a hospital, it's sad they feel they have to attack hospital staff, they are saving lives, for all the thug knows it could be his mother the doc is saving!
they should be locked up until they go to court and be treated with accordingly, letting them off with a slap wrist is not good enough

Answer 10

bollocks to them - why treat scum like that? you get no thanks and you could be helping innocent and well-behaved people.

I work in the public sector and have a job that is potentially dangerous because of the type of information and service i provide for people. We have security guards and if people use foul language or even have a threatening attitude then they don't get seen and are asked to leave.

zero tolerance and then when they are in pain and begging for help, they may understand what other people feel like when they are being attacked by the likes of them!

*** holes.