Thousands of violent assaults on ambulance staff reported in the region, including dozens of sexual assaults

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By Deborah HardimanCrimePublished: Jun 6, 2023Comments

West Midlands Ambulance Service staff made almost 3,000 reports of violent assaults on the job in the last five years.

Michael Hipgrave with fellow paramedic Deena Evans

The incidents, including 169 reports of sexual assault, were part of union figures showing workers from the trust suffered a total of 2,677 incidents from 2017/18 to 21/22.

Thousands of violent assaults on ambulance staff reported in the region, including dozens of sexual assaults

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