A 52-year-old has been charged with serious assault after allegedly spitting on a nurse at a fever clinic at a major Queensland hospital. Police were called to an incident at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on April 8. Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles said he is “disgusted” to hear the nurse had been spat while on duty and praised police for charging the man. Mr Miles told reporters today he was concerned for the wellbeing of the nurse. The man is scheduled to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 30.