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More healthcare workers facing abuse
From getting sexual advances from patients to being abused verbally, healthcare workers are facing increasing harassment. The Sunday Times looks at the reasons for the surge and how the issue is being addressed.
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One patient grabbed a nurse's breast twice, while another asked a nurse if she provided sexual services.
These incidents happened at the National University Hospital (NUH) which said it is seeing more of its healthcare workers reporting that they have been abused since staff have been encouraged to speak up.
