Emergency service staff assaults up
Mon 25 Oct, 2010Press Association | 25th September 2010
Prosecutions for assaults against emergency service staff in the NHS have increased five-fold since 2005, according to new figures.
Court proceedings rose from 57 to 309 under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act, which was extended in 2007.
Scottish Conservatives, who obtained the figures, said the problem is "spiralling out of control" and urged the use of practical solutions such as personal alarms.
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