Bodycams for ambulance staff after rise in attacks

摘要

Ambulance workers in England will be given body-worn cameras, after assaults against them went up by almost a third in five years. The NHS is expecting to make the equipment available to all 10 of England's ambulance trusts by the end of the month. BBC News has reported that more than 3,500 attacks on emergency care staff were recorded last year. The move has been welcomed by staff trialling the cameras, some of whom had experienced violence on the job. Gary Watson, who took part in the trial in the London Ambulance Service, was assaulted by a drunk patient in 2018, along with three of his colleagues. He tore ligaments, damaged his shoulder and received serious injuries to his face and neck.