PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ambulance Services: West Midlands (12 July 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has given on introducing stab proof vests for West Midlands Ambulance Service crews.

Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)

Answer

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is piloting stab proof vests involving 22 volunteers at the Willenhall Hub, who will be regularly surveyed to understand the challenges and benefits of using this extra protection. The Trust expects the pilot to start in September.


Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
19 July 2021

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