He added: “It is unacceptable to abuse and assault our staff, and it must stop.
“We continue to work with our police colleagues to ensure all offenders are brought to justice and our people can work without being threatened or attacked.”
On Christmas Day, a crew responded to a patient holding a kitchen knife. His car then collided with their ambulance as he tried to leave the scene.
Another crew was threatened with a baseball bat by a motorist in Cheddar while responding to an incident on December 23. A female paramedic was also assaulted while attending an incident.
A SWASFT spokesperson said: “Sadly, our people experience violence and aggression every day while they are trying to protect and save people’s lives.
Tory Ministers: Scottish and English Ambulance cooperation shows strength of the union THE TEAMWORK between the Scottish and English ambulance services during the pandemic highights the strength of the union , according to two senior Conservative ministers. Accordng the UK Government, a third of calls for the Scottish Ambulance service were being taken by centres in England as of this Saturday, January 23. This is due to the volume of staff who have been forced off work due to coronavirus within the Scottish Ambulance Service. Matt Hancock, UK Government Health Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack have praised the cooperation of the services throughout the crisis.
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