Wes Streeting has described nurses as “the backbone of our NHS” after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a stabbing in a hospital’s A&E department. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the nurse, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured at the Royal Oldham Hospital at about 11.30pm on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.

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'Backbone of NHS’ Praise for nurses following Greater Manchester hospital stabbing

Police were called to the Royal Oldham Hospital on Saturday evening.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said that NHS workers must be allowed to do their job without fear of violence after a nurse was stabbed in an accident and emergency department.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the nurse, a woman in her 50s, was left in a critical condition at the Royal Oldham Hospital at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.
A member of the public is believed to have att…

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Nurse in Critical Condition After Being Stabbed in Oldham A&E

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing a nurse in her 50s

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Wes Streeting describes nurses as ‘backbone of our NHS’ after A&E stabbing

A nurse at Royal Oldham Hospital was stabbed and left with what are believed to be "life changing" injuries in a suspected attempted murder, with a man, 37, in custody

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SEN. Bong Go said nurses play a vital role in the country's health care system as he vowed to support measures to improve their welfare and professional growth. During the recent Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) Caraga Region conference in Surigao City, Go described the nurses as "the backbone of our health care system." The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography said the conference resonated with his vision for the nursing…

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An attack on a nurse at Royal Oldham hospital this weekend has been met with outrage online – leading to the sharing of misinformation and conspiracy theories.The victim, a woman in her 50s, is understood to have been working as a nurse in the A&E department when she was stabbed at around 11.30pm on Saturday.Police have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and said they are not looking for anyone else.The suspect was alleg…

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How knife attack on nurse in Oldham A&E has ignited conspiracy theories

Wes Streeting has described nurses as “the backbone of our NHS” after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a stabbing in a hospital’s acute medical unit (AMU). A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the nurse, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured at the Royal Oldham Hospital at about 11.30pm on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said. It is believed a member of the public attacked the nurse with a blad…

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