Government urged to tackle 999 ambulance abuse callers Calls have been made for harsher penalties to protect ambulance control room workers from abusive callers.
Figures obtained by the BBC under Freedom of Information laws revealed hundreds of verbal attacks in the past three years including threats to kill, racist and sexual slurs.
The union Unison has urged the government to bring in tougher punishments to deter abusive callers.
The Home Office said sufficient laws were already in place. BBC News
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