Psychiatric Clinic assistant director steps down over abuse scandal

Ljubljana, 23 October - The assistance director general of the University Psychiatric Clinic in Ljubljana, Jožica Peterka Novak, has resigned in the wake of a new media report about violence against patients. The allegations first surfaced in May but inquires are still ongoing.

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The Ljubljana University Psychiatric Clinic, one of the hospitals within the largest hospital system in Slovenia - UKC Ljubljana.
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