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Nurses in Alicante call for immediate action to stop assaults on medical personnel

On the occasion of the European Day Against Assaults on Healthcare Professionals, the Alicante College of Nursing expresses its strong condemnation of the attacks that continue to affect nurses in the Valencian Community and across the nation, joining the protests of other professional associations. This kind of violence has grown to be a serious issue that calls for effective preventative measures.
According to the most recent data from the General Nursing Council’s (CGE) Aggression Observatory, nurses are the healthcare workers that experience the most assaults. In 2023, 2,840 assaults were reported in Spain, a 10% rise from 2022. There were 15 assaults on nurses in the Valencian Community in 2023, 2 assaults in the province of Alicante in 2024, and 3 and 9 assaults in Castellón and Valencia, respectively, for a total of 14.
The Alicante institution encourages reporting to the authorities because, regrettably, the great majority of these instances go undetected. This is caused by a number of things, including the acceptance of violence in the medical field, experts’ helplessness, and fear of retaliation. Many of these attacks go unpunished in part because of the absence of excellent sanctions and the belief that the reporting process is cumbersome.
Regions where the incidence is higher
These attacks are particularly common in emergency departments, where patients and their families become extremely frustrated with service delays. Stress and tension conditions are more common in Primary Care and Mental Health, two more impacted areas. Twenty-three percent of all attacks experienced by nurses are physical, endangering not only the professionals’ integrity but also their mental health.
“The most frequent causes correspond to those related to the care perceived by the user, followed by those related to the user’s demands, and, in third and fourth place, those unrelated to the organisation or the care provided or those related to the health or administrative act performed itself,” according to the Ministry of Health’s 2024 Report on Assaults on Professionals of the National Health System. keeping the distribution consistent with prior years.
The Alicante College of Nursing once more calls on the appropriate authorities to make sure that complaints are handled promptly and efficiently and to strictly enforce the laws against assaults on healthcare workers. Additionally, it urges more public understanding of the significance of treating healthcare personnel with respect and demands for tighter security measures in all healthcare settings.
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Renewal of the lighting of the Aromatic Park in Torrevieja

The bulbs that illuminate the distinctive Aromatic Park, situated in the “Barranco de Torreblanca,” have been entirely renovated as part of the Public Lighting Maintenance Service of the Torrevieja City Council.
These enhancement works were executed in accordance with the directives of the Department of Lighting and the Department of Parks and Gardens. The installation of 90 50-watt LED spotlights was conducted.
A one-time investment of 12,000 euros was required for this undertaking. Concha Sala, the councillor responsible for these areas, stated that this modest project represents a substantial enhancement in the illumination of a park that is frequently visited, particularly during holiday periods, such as the forthcoming Easter holiday season.
Various areas of the Torrevieja municipality will continue to undergo additional maintenance work to enhance street illumination.
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Orihuela Local Police disappear from social media

The Orihuela Local Police has deactivated its social media accounts. This is a public service that reports on issues affecting the city, such as traffic closures due to accidents, pruning, felling, or any other event, such as the recent fall of debris from the tower of the Parish Church of Santas Justa y Rufina as a result of some works being carried out by the Bishopric, having over 12,600 followers on Instagram and 23,300 on Facebook, as well as on X, formerly Twitter.
The Department of Citizen Security has been notified, with the aim of restoring the sites as soon as possible, particularly in light of Holy Week, as they are utilised to report on street closures used by processions.
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Three arrested in Elche for paying with counterfeit bills

Three individuals have been arrested by the National Police in Elche, Alicante, on suspicion of counterfeiting currency. They are being accused of using counterfeit 20-euro banknotes to make a payment at a well-known entertainment venue in the city.
The investigation commenced in response to a complaint from the manager of seven entertainment venues in Elche. The manager reported that on multiple evenings, employees discovered three young men allegedly using counterfeit 20-euro bills to pay for their drinks.
The manager clarified that a waiter at one of the locations discovered a fraudulent bill during a security check of a customer’s currency. He promptly notified the security director of the establishment. The same evening, after the store closed, four bills were detected as having obvious signs of counterfeiting, all of which shared the same serial number.
Officers initiated an investigation subsequent to this complaint, which resulted in the identification of a man who may have been involved in the incidents. A few days later, a different individual attempted to make another payment at the same establishment using a counterfeit 20-euro bill. Five additional bills, which were identical to the previous ones, were discovered at the conclusion of the day.
Investigators were able to establish a connection between the crime and three regular consumers of the establishment through the collection of staff testimonies and the progression of the investigation.
Ultimately, the three suspects were apprehended in two distinct segments after being identified, with allegations of currency counterfeiting and fraud. The banknotes in question were forwarded to the Bank of Spain’s Investigation Brigade for analysis and investigation.
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