Figures released during the debate on the Health Ministry's budget last month showed there were 1,500 cases as at end-2021, up from 1,080 in 2018.There appears to be a rise in abuse cases across other sectors as well, including public transport and law enforcement.More reports of healthcare staff being abused; rise in mistreatment of workers across other sectors
"Incidents where we are abused or yelled at by patients is an everyday thing. But sometimes, we cannot do much because they may have a mental illness or are old," said Mr Lam, who has worked as a healthcare assistant for two years.When Sivachandran Murugasu was transporting a 20-year-old patient to the Institute of Mental Health on Sept 15 last year, the last thing he expected was to be punched in the chest.
"When you show anger, the passenger grows more agitated, so we just try to calm ourselves down and bear with it."
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