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Assaults on ambulance crews over Christmas and New Year rise

Assaults on ambulance crews over Christmas and New Year doubled from previous year Assaults against ambulance staff doubled between Christmas and New Year compared with the previous year. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said the concerned about a continued rise in assaults against its staff. Between Christmas and New Year, SWASFT staff reported 50 incidents of violence and aggression from patients and other members of the public. Of these incidents, 16 were physical assaults on staff. This represents a stark 85 per cent rise in incidents and double the number of assaults from 2019. On Christmas day a crew responded to a patient holding a kitchen knife whose car collided with the ambulance as he tried to leave the scene.

Assaults on ambulance crews over Christmas and New Year rise | The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Devon ambulance worker writes book of mental health battle

She tried to take her own life in May of last year after living with depression for 10 years.  She went on to four months in the psychiatric ward, where she underwent electro convulsive therapy, but has emerged from the darkness and can begin to hope again.  To inspire others and raise awareness of mental health issues, Clare has written a book, I’m Still Standing, an honest account of her experiences and something she hopes will help others.  Clare has been off work for the past eight months but hopes to return soon.  She praised the colleagues who had helped to save her life, as well as the hospital staff who continued to treat her. 

Covid: Dorset Police officers step in to drive ambulances | Bridport and Lyme Regis News

Dorset Police officers are driving ambulances to aid NHS during pandemic, and inset, Chief Constable James Vaughan POLICE officers in Dorset are stepping up to drive ambulances as health services come under increasing pressures due to the coronavirus pandemic. A formal request for assistance was made by South Western Ambulance Service this week to provide additional blue-light emergency drivers. And Dorset Police Chief Constable James Vaughan has answered this call with around a dozen officers expected to assist their fellow frontline service. He said the situation was “all hands to the pump” during the medical emergency. Will Warrender, chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), said: “We are experiencing sustained and increasingly high levels of demand on our service due to coronavirus across the South West.

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