Paramedics will now be taught self-defence because the police 'don't turn up' when they're attacked Paramedics will be given self-defence lessons because over-stretched police no longer respond quickly enough to their calls for help.
South Western Ambulance Service staff will be given the training after its boss revealed assistance from police has been 'reduced'.
Restraint training, known as safer holding training, has already been given to five per cent of staff at the service and will be rolled out to the rest over the next two years.
It comes after it was reported incidents relating to violence and aggression against SWAS staff had almost doubled in a year up to 1,049 in 2017/18. The Daily Mail
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South Western Ambulance Service staff will be given the training after its boss revealed assistance from police has been 'reduced'.
Restraint training, known as safer holding training, has already been given to five per cent of staff at the service and will be rolled out to the rest over the next two years.
It comes after it was reported incidents relating to violence and aggression against SWAS staff had almost doubled in a year up to 1,049 in 2017/18. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Self-defence lessons for paramedics because police failing to respond The Daily Telegraph
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