Unions welcome decision for paramedics to wear bodycams on shift
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UNIONS representing health workers have welcomed a decision that will see paramedics in England fitted with body cameras.
NHS officials unveiled plans today to give workers the recording devices in a bid to prevent the thousands of attacks on front-line staff every year.
Data from the NHS in England showed that 3,569 ambulance staff reported being assaulted in 2020-21 — up by 32 per cent in five years.
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