Patient allegedly attacks several nurses, police and member of the public at Sydney hospital

Calls for more security measures after man, 51, arrested over alleged assaults at Prince of Wales hospital

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A hospital attack that left a nurse seriously injured has fuelled calls for improved safety and security after several violent incidents in emergency departments.

Police restrained a 51-year-old patient after he allegedly assaulted several nurses, police and a member of the public in a Saturday night melee at Sydney’s Prince of Wales hospital.