Petition Give ambulance staff the same rights as police when assaulted etc.

If someone assaults a police officer, they can be arrested for the SPECIFIC offence of "Assaulting a police officer". However, people who assault ambulance staff do not face a charge of "Assaulting a member of ambulance staff" instead it mostly goes down as common assault or assault occasioning GBH.

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So, we need the same protections as police officers. Obviously we cant carry tazers or guns, but I think we do enough to deserve the same protection. And that goes for ALL ambulance staff: whether they be office based, clinical or otherwise.

This must be extended to not only NHS trusts, but also voluntary organisations and private providers.

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Date closed 19 May 2016
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