News Items tag as: Health worker attack

Woman to undergo assessment after attacks at Kamloops psychiatric centre
April 23, 2015 - 10:01 AM

KAMLOOPS - A woman accused of repeatedly attacking staff members at a psychiatric facility in Kamloops will undergo assessment to determine whether she's fit to stand trial.
New security on the way following nurse assault at Hillside Centre
April 17, 2015 - 2:10 PM

KAMLOOPS - The attack on a nurse at a Kamloops psychiatric facility this week is not the first incident against a nurse at Hillside Centre and now the nurses' union and the province are discussing how to better protect nurses from future attacks.
UPDATE: Nurse assaulted at Hillside Centre
April 16, 2015 - 2:50 PM

KAMLOOPS - A nurse was seriously assaulted last night at a Kamloops psychiatric centre.
B.C. nurses to pursue legal action against violent and aggressive patients
February 24, 2015 - 4:29 PM

VANCOUVER - The head of the B.C. Nurses' Union says it will pursue legal action against patients who assault nurses.
Another nurse allegedly attacked at Hillside Centre
December 09, 2014 - 3:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - A nurse working at Royal Inland Hospital's Hillside Centre in Kamloops was allegedly attacked by a patient Sunday.
UPDATE: Doctor attacked by patient at Penticton Regional Hospital
December 08, 2014 - 3:09 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton doctor is recovering from a broken jaw and other facial injuries suffered during an alleged attack by a psychiatric patient at Penticton Regional Hospital Friday.
Nurses union sounds alarm after third care-home death
October 14, 2014 - 5:10 PM

SALMON ARM - The dementia patient who attacked a fellow resident at a Shuswap care home had already assaulted people at the facility, including a nurse, and was flagged as aggressive, says a spokesperson for the B.C. Nurses Union.
Nurse attacked at Hillside Centre
December 20, 2013 - 10:01 AM

KAMLOOPS – A young nurse was punched in the face and knocked to the ground by a mentally ill patient with a history of violent attacks on Dec. 13 while working alone on the ward.
Managing risk to patients, nurses in care homes
August 28, 2013 - 8:30 AM

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