NHS staff in Wales will not have the extended legal protection given to their English counterparts. The new law would give extra legal protection against violence and abuse, but the Welsh Assembly said it was developing its own laws.
More than 20 NHS staff in Wales complain each day about physical and mental abuse. The UK government is introducing a new law which will make it an offence to cause a disturbance or nuisance on NHS premises.
The Assembly said it did not want to extend the new law to Wales. It has instead set up its own policies.
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