The service calls the increase in verbal and physical assaults 'appalling'.
Steve Raven's jaw was broken after he responded to an unconscious patient in a Leominster bar two years ago
The service is highlighting the abuse as part of a campaign to enable staff to work without fear of attack. Steve Raven was one of 608 West Midlands Ambulance Service workers who were physically assaulted between 2021 and 2022
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