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Ayrshire's emergency services call for end to violence against staff after hundreds assaulted at work

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Ayrshire have called for an end to violence against their staff.Latest shock figures have prompted a new pledge after 450 assaults were recorded on emergency responders over the past year.

The stark data from Police Scotland has revealed violent attacks on officers, fire and ambulance crews, NHS workers and prison staff.Forms of abuse include both physical and verbal as well as some workers being spat on whilst attending emergencies.Now a joint-force, Ayrshire Assault Pledge, hopes to mark the "beginning of the end of assaults on emergency workers in Ayrshire".The pledge will bring together the region's key emergency responders – Police Scotland, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Scottish Ambulance Service, British Transport Police, Scottish Fire and.

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