NHS trusts in Cambridgeshire spent over £1 million on staff assault claims from 2019 to 2024.

NHS trusts in Cambridgeshire spent over £1 million settling staff assault claims between 2019 and 2024, with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust paying out the most at £340,000 for six claims, plus legal costs. The Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme covered these employer and public liability claims. Unison urged trusts to prevent such violence, emphasizing that hospitals should be safe for healing.