Overview

• The YouGov/Doctolib survey finds 66% faced verbal aggression, 38% threats, and 25% physical attacks in the past 12 months.
• Younger staff show the sharpest strain, with 25–34-year-olds twice as likely as older colleagues to question staying in the job.
• Respondents most often cite unmet expectations and long waits in practices, and patient overwhelm in hospitals, as triggers.
• The federal government has announced plans to tighten laws to protect clinicians, while many call for more security staff, public awareness campaigns, and psychological aftercare.
• A new Ärztekammer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern study reports 30% physical assaults in inpatient care, 13% severe attacks, and about 5% sexualized violence, with young women most exposed.