Five Patients Have Already Been Banned From His Hospital for a Year After Extreme Aggression: 'It's the Tip of the Iceberg'

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When one of his nurses is assaulted by a patient, director Peter van der Meer makes a drastic decision: the aggressive man is banned from his hospital for a year. He has already had to issue this "red card" five times this year. The number of reports of aggressive behavior is increasing "enormously" anyway. "I'm afraid the boundaries of what healthcare providers will accept are constantly shifting."