In the last summer, as people saw England in the Euro 2024 final, paramedic jacob Hoy was in one night shift.

He was called for a football fan in Birmingham, allegedly in cardiac arrest – but the patient was drunk and Mr. Hoy said he was attacked.

“He grabbed my wrist, rotated it and it sprained my wrist,” he said.

Sri Hoy West Midlands is one of the Ambulance Service (WMAS) workers who have welcomed the new Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance with the aim of bringing Swift sentences for those who attack them.

And last year an investigation by the BBC found that there were about 3,000 incidents of abuse by WMAS employees in five years.

Mr. Hoy said that the attack means that he cannot do his work for eight weeks.

He said, “I had to wait for the time because I was not able to lift or carry. I will not be able to CPR for any patient,” he said.

But Mr. Hoy said that it was not an separate incident because he was attacked several times before.

“If you talk to any of my colleagues who have been on an ambulance service for a year or more, they will have at least one case where a patient has been attacked by a patient – either orally, physically, sexually or racially,” he said.

The person who attacked him was warned under the scheme targeting alcohol -related violence.

The WMA currently has 30 cases that include 37 front-line workers either waiting for the court date or not determined until August 2026 with such a date.

In December, WMA’s Dan Knight said the number of incidents against employees had increased “quite rapid”. He said that violence and misuse on employees including call evaluationrs and patient transport teams as well as front-line workers were targeted.

Safety and Safety Head Mr. Knight said about the delay in the court: “We are watching more cases going through a legal system, which is positive for us.

“But unfortunately, because of this, we are now looking at the number of cases seen in the court and getting results on cases – which impacts the morale of the employees.”

Steve Reven, who was attacked as a paramedic at the Leominster of Hearfordshire in 2022, explained an anti-violence campaign by Chief Executive Officers of the Association of Ambulance, an anti-violence campaign.

“I thought I was going to die,” he said, adding the attack “broke my jaw, suffered a nerve damage and also impressed me mentally”.

The person who punched him was kept in jail for two years in February 2024, after accepting severe physical damage and criminal damage.

Earlier this month, CPS issued a new guidance with the hope of rapid justice for emergency employees while on duty.

The move means that the prosecutors will now be able to choose an allegation that fits the severity of the case the best, including them that can be dealt with more rapidly in the courts of magistrates.

A spokesperson said he hoped that it will help reduce backlog in the court system.

This news has given some workers who have been attacked, including Mr. Hoy, more optimism.

“A lot of time I and my colleagues generally do not report (attack) because we do not believe that the prosecution would be,” said Mr. Hoy.

“But after listening to the new CPS guidance, that they are insisting on getting more people through the Magistrate Court instead of waiting for the Crown Court, it expects me more.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice announced an independent review to address the backlog of the court.

“It is clear that many cases are being heard for a very long time,” said a spokesman.

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