Since coming out Steph says she has received verbal and physical abuse from patients. She says patients have questioned her identity, spat at her and have even refused her care.
‘It’s really not okay. I’m a paramedic first and foremost and I’m here to help’, says Steph Meech
‘As I come to the door usually I get “what are you?” It’s really not okay. I’m a paramedic first and foremost and I’m here to help.’ Steph said since coming out she felt ‘enlightened’ and able to be her true self. She added: ‘This is who I am and I’ve had to keep it hidden for such a long time.’ ‘The majority of people we go to are so agreeable and appreciative of the help that the ambulance service brings,’ she added.
In the southeast, reports of violence and aggression towards staff grew from 548 in 2019, to 921 in 2021.
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