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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nicola Small

Paramedics on duty attacked or abused every hour amid slow ambulance response times

Paramedics are regularly kicked, headbutted and spat at, a shocking Sunday People investigation has found.

On average, crew members were abused or assaulted more than once every hour last year.

We also found physical and verbal attacks on ambulance workers have soared 65% in five years.

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