Patient aggression towards receptionists working in general practice is a "serious workplace safety concern," concludes a review of the available evidence published in Family Medicine and Community ...

In May, surveyors issued Jefferson Health’s Abington (Pa.) Hospital an immediate jeopardy warning after determining a security guard used excessive force against a psychiatric patient who had not ...

Recently, a general practitioner (GP) in Spenge, Germany, was severely assaulted by a patient in the waiting room, highlighting a disturbing rise in violence against healthcare professionals. The ...

PARIS — The rise in violent incidents at hospitals and doctors' offices has led clinicians to be on constant lookout for ways to keep themselves safe while caring for patients. At SantExpo 2023, well ...

A "shocked" person seeking mental health support asks online if they should continue seeing their therapist after witnessing her behavior with her coworkers, and the internet has thoughts. A Reddit ...

SPRINGFIELD — When Dr. Mark Kenton does his daily rounds, he’s taking the pulse of Mercy Medical Center’s entire Department of Emergency Medicine. Kenton wants to know how many patients are there, how ...

Aggressive behavior can create challenges for healthcare professionals who care for people with Parkinson’s disease. Investigators studying aggressive outbursts toward caregivers were surprised to ...

CONCORD - As mental health patients continue to be boarded in emergency rooms for weeks at a time, hospital executives in New Hampshire are starting to take matters into their own hands. New measures ...