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Health workers in Malaga suffer assault every two days
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A recent study has shown that healthcare workers in the province of Malaga suffer an act of violence every two days. In 2017, 221 cases of assault were recorded by the Health Department and, while this is the official figure, in reality there are ... many more. Verbal abuse is often not recorded at all. Last year sentences were handed down in 27 cases involving assault against a health professional in the workplace in the province. Five of these convictions were for the more serious offence of an