title: Pinpointing the problem of violence.
abstract: A recent rash of newspaper articles, a TV documentary and two consecutive hard-hitting surveys have earned nursing the unenviable reputation of 'the most dangerous job in Britain'.While the profession has long recognised the gradual worsening of violent attacks in the workplace, the media furore in the press has left people demanding answers to some pertinent questions. Now the weight of public opinion is sitting heavy on the Government and, in turn, health service managers, as they are faced with two fundamental questions: Why is this happening? And What can be done to protect our nurses?