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CODE BLACKOUT: Victoria’s Hospital Crisis Has Gone Too Far
Every nurse and midwife in Victoria knows what it means to finish a shift with your heart racing — not because of...
Violence Is Rising. We Need Your Voice.
🚨 Violence Against Practitioners Is Surging
🗣️ We Need to Hear from You
Healthcare workers across Victoria are under siege.
Almost one incident of occupational violence is reported every hour — and for every one that’s documented, another goes unreported.
🩺 Nurses and Midwives.
🧑⚕️ Doctors.
🧠 Mental health professionals.
🚑 First responders.
All at risk. Every single shift.
From physical assaults to verbal abuse and daily intimidation — this violence is not “just part of the job.” And yet, management continues to downplay, deflect, or deny what’s happening on the ground.
It’s time to fight back — and it starts with your story.
Take Our 2-Minute Survey
This survey is more than a form. It’s your chance to:
✅ Share your experience
✅ Tell us what safety really looks like
✅ Help shape a campaign that forces action
We’ll use your voice to confront the media, pressure politicians, and demand real protection for healthcare professionals across the state.
Media
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The Age - Broken teeth, punches and threats: the hospitals where the most violent incidents occur
Nurses, doctors and other hospital workers are being assaulted at record levels, with more than 20,000 violent incidents unfolding in the state’s public health services last year.
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9News - 'We need to address the crisis': Hospital workers report rise in abuse
More than 20,000 violent incidents were reported against doctors, nurses and healthcare workers at hospitals across Victoria last year.
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Herald Sun - Doctor allegedly violently assaulted as he walked into work
A man has been charged after a doctor at a major Melbourne hospital was allegedly punched in the face in an unprovoked attack as he walked into work.
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ABC - Victorian mental health nurses feeling unsafe, unsupported amid frequent assaults in hospital wards
A mental health nurse says she has become immune to the occupational violence and aggression occurring almost daily at the hospital where she works.