Nurse attacked and traumatized by patient at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, prompting calls for better security.

A nurse at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital was attacked and traumatized by a patient who was brought in by police. The attacker, a 23-year-old man, was charged with attempted strangulation. This incident follows another attack where a nurse was hospitalized with stab wounds. Middlemore Hospital, one of eight receiving extra security funding, faces calls for enhanced security measures from staff who reported a lack of security at the time of the attack.

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