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

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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.

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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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Benidorm, police catch man with 600 marijuana plants in his car

A 49-year-old man was caught in Benidorm by the National Police for transporting marijuana plants and other supplies needed for their growth in his own car. A crime against public health has been charged against the man who was caught.


The man was arrested as the last step in an investigation that began when the National Police learnt about his activities in the province of Alicante, which included moving drugs (mostly marijuana) and building infrastructure for future hydroponic crops.

In the beginning, police focused on finding the man and his car. After making sure of both of these things, investigators did a number of surveillance and monitoring operations to confirm how he worked. It was proven that the suspect was carrying drugs and the nutrients needed to grow marijuana hydroponically in people’s houses in the province of Alicante as they drove.

Last but not least, the arrest happened after one of the operations to spy on and track one of the trucks.

When he was arrested, his car was checked, and police found 600 marijuana cuttings, €1,500, two mobile phones, and thirteen five-litre drums of fertiliser and plant growth nutrients.

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The arrested man was given to the Benidorm Investigative Court after the police looked into the case.


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21 expensive cars that were stolen in the U.S. were found Valencia port

Together with the US Container Security Initiative, the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency found 21 high-end cars that were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to Africa in the port of Valencia. The cars, which were worth a total of €1.1 million, were reported stolen and were being moved in containers.

The cars were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to different places in Africa, stopping in Valencia’s port. Risk analysis units made up of Guardia Civil and Tax Agency officers were able to find several packages that might not have had the goods that were claimed to have been inside.

With the help of the information gathered, it was confirmed that stolen cars that had been in Valencia on their way to the United States had actually arrived. The groups that ship stolen cars either traded legally declared cars for stolen ones or directly declared the stolen cars as other goods, like furniture or mattresses.

In the past few weeks, 21 vehicles have been found and will be sent back to their home countries to be given to their original owners.

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14 immigrants were saved on a boat 45 miles off the coast of Alicante

On Wednesday, 2nd April, the Maritime Rescue ship Salvamar Leo saved 14 immigrants who were travelling in a boat about 45 miles from Alicante.

In the middle of the afternoon on Wednesday, Maritime Rescue sent out its Helimer 223 helicopter and the Salvamar Leo, which is based in Alicante, to save the people on a small boat.

Their journey began on the Salvamar Leo, which took them to the Temporary Assistance Centre for Foreigners in the port of Alicante. There, the Red Cross took care of them.

The Red Cross says that all of the refugees they saved were men, and two of them were younger than 15 years old. They were all healthy after being treated.

The National Police took over the refugees after getting help from the Red Cross. They are now trying to find the boat’s captain so they can arrest him, as is normal in these situations.

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