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SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) workers are continuing to experience an escalating number of assaults and abuse by…

Thugs who attack South Western Ambulance Service staff face prosecution Nearly 2,000 incidents of violence and aggression against paramedics and technicians have been reported in just the 12 months after the first lockdown The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the best and latest crime stories with our Court Insider newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. O...

New figures released this week show South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) workers are continuing to experience an escalating number of assaults and abuse by patients.

SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is warning that anyone who assaults or abuses its people could face prosecution.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has said this week that it is concerned about a continued rise in assaults against its people. Staff experienced 50 incidents of violence and aggression from patients and other members of the public between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, including 16 physical assaults. That represents an 85% increase in overall incidents and double the number of assaults during the nine-day period, compared to the previous year. On Christmas Day a crew responded to a patient holding a kitchen knife. Then his car collided with their ambulance a...