This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Petition Provide NHS community support staff with bodycams when visiting abusive patients
As a community support team we provide care in patients own homes. We come across a range of different patients. Some can be mentally or even physically abusive towards staff. This puts us in a very vulnerable situation and at risk of being injured.
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Police, fire crews, paramedics and bailiffs wear bodycams to help protect themselves and help provide evidence if needed.
As community care staff we deal with patients in their own homes, some of which can be physically or verbally aggressive. Although every measure is in place to ensure safety (going in twos, telling other staff what patient we are going to) this doesn’t provide solid evidence in these situations.
Why are we allowed to be put in these situations without protection?
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