Urgent need for govt funding for security in EDs - Health professionals
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Doctors say violence in hospitals is increasing after a brutal attack in Wairarapa Hospital over the weekend. A man armed with a machete carried out the attack on a vistor at the hospital's emergency department on Saturday night. He was disarmed by medical staff. Health professionals say it highlights the urgent need for governmemnt funding for security in the country's EDs. Krystal Gibbens reports.