There's been a rise in abuse towards staff in Lincolnshire's hospitals during the pandemic.

it's after some people were turned away from getting a vaccine

Medical
Author: Julie CastonPublished 11th Jan 2021

People have been turning up to hospitals in Lincolnshire and abusing staff after they were refused the Coronavirus vaccine.

There's an order in which people are eligible for the jab, but a union says some are going in demanding them.

Elliot Dean is from Unison "We have seen a rise in abuse and the number of cases we're dealing with where our members have been abused. UNISON has a zero tolerance policy and approach to abuse of NHS staff - it's totally unacceptable"

He continues:

"There have been instances in Lincolnshire where people have turned up for a vaccine when they are not entitled to one at the moment or haven't been called for one as they don't fit the criteria and they have abused NHS staff"

The trust in charge of hospitals in the county says it doesn't tolerate any form of abuse towards staff.

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