All we want for Christmas… is respect

More than half of ambulance crews in London have experienced physical violence in the last year.

Our shocking figures show that 53 per cent of frontline colleagues have been attacked while on duty, and 562 of them were assaulted three or more times in just 12 months. The Service’s latest staff survey also found that 44 per cent had been sexually harassed by patients or members of the public.

We are calling on the public to show respect to those caring for them – both on the road in ambulances and over the phone.