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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

DARK SECRETS: Shock over record number of attacks on ambulance crew | Rare Historical Photos

Paramedics and other ambulance crew members have faced a record number of “violent assaults”, ambulance chiefs have warned.

There were 22,536 incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at UK ambulance staff in the 2024/25 financial year, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) said.

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