17 Aug 2021

Mental health patient 'traumatised' after attack on ward

From Morning Report, 7:47 am on 17 August 2021

Patients at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health unit say their ward is understaffed, overcrowded and putting people in danger.

One woman is speaking out after suffering a violent and unprovoked assault by a male patient two weeks ago at the unit, which has come under scrutiny in recent years with the deaths of three patients.

Ruth Hill reports.