A NURSE, brutally assaulted by a mental health patient, is claiming more than $600,000 in damages from Gold Coast Health.

Paul Harrison, 63, has filed the claim in the Southport District Court over the 2013 assault where he was attacked from behind while working on a whiteboard and then continually attacked after he was on the ground, leaving him significantly impaired.

The 31-year-old male patient who weighed 137kg and had a known history of violence, left Mr Harrison with a fractured skull, eye socket and nose, as well as a traumatic brain injury, dental damage, cuts to the head and psychological damage.

Full story in tomorrow’s Gold Coast Bulletin.