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.