Wednesday 24 April 2019

Government promises £8million to give ambulance staff body cameras

Government promises £8million to give ambulance staff body cameras A third paramedics have been attacked in the past year, according to official figures from the NHS.

Nearly 7,000 ambulance staff admitted to having suffered physical violence at work last year from patients and the public.

The figures have prompted the Government to announce a series of measures that could see all paramedics given body-worn cameras.

In an announcement today, health chiefs promised to spend £8million on a pilot that will see staff at three ambulance trusts wear them. The Daily Mail

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