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Aaron Morris

North East Ambulance Service backs #WorkWithoutFear campaign after staff face assaults and abuse

The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has today launched the national #WorkWithoutFear campaign to highlight the profound impact of abuse on the everyday lives of ambulance staff.

It has been revealed that every day last year, a staggering 32 ambulance staff nationally were abused or attacked.

This equates to more than one every hour of every day during the whole of last year, totalling 11,749 staff - an increase of 4,060 incidents over the last five years.

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