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| Nurse sexually assaulted at work | Nurse sexually assaulted at work |
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| A nurse was sexually assaulted as she used a hospital toilet while on duty, police have revealed. | |
| The woman was attacked at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington in south-east London. | |
| A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in a toilet at a hospital that occurred at around 1830 on Saturday." | A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in a toilet at a hospital that occurred at around 1830 on Saturday." |
| Detectives from Bromley CID said they are looking for a white man with a London accent. | Detectives from Bromley CID said they are looking for a white man with a London accent. |
| 'Extremely disturbing' | |
| Additional security has been put in place within the hospital while the incident is being investigated, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed. | Additional security has been put in place within the hospital while the incident is being investigated, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed. |
| "We continue to work with our partner organisations to ensure the protection of staff," said a trust spokeswoman. | "We continue to work with our partner organisations to ensure the protection of staff," said a trust spokeswoman. |
| The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said such an attack is "extremely disturbing". | |
| "The RCN is appalled to hear about this attack on a member of staff," said Bernell Bussue, RCN London regional director. | |
| "Such a serious incident warrants full and swift action against the perpetrator." | |
| He said the RCN has expressed growing concern about "the increasing incidence of violence towards healthcare staff". | |
| A quarter of all prosecutions involving violence against NHS staff were in London, according to figures released by the NHS in November. | A quarter of all prosecutions involving violence against NHS staff were in London, according to figures released by the NHS in November. |
| The statistics found that 219 people were prosecuted for attacking hospital staff in the city in 2004. | The statistics found that 219 people were prosecuted for attacking hospital staff in the city in 2004. |