Concerns raised over attacks on paramedics in North East Lincolnshire.

East Midlands Ambulance Service says numbers have increased 23 per cent.

Medical Box.
Author: Andy MarshPublished 26th Oct 2020

Concerns have been raised over the number of attacks on paramedics across North East Lincolnshire during the Covid-19 pandemic.

New figures revealed by East Midlands Ambulance Service show physical assaults on staff since April have rocketed by 23%, when compared to 2019.

Kelvin Langford from EMAS says staff are regularly being punched, bitten or scratched.

Recently several have been spat at.