56-year-old Welsh Ambulance Service paramedic, Julie Owen, quits after enduring verbal abuse, spitting, and glass-throwing by a patient's daughter during a medical emergency.

A Welsh Ambulance Service paramedic, Julie Owen, has quit her job after being verbally abused, spat at, and having glass thrown at her by a patient's daughter during a medical emergency in Shotton. The 56-year-old, who has a 20-year career, underwent counselling but no longer has interest in her job. She described the attack as the "last one I'm prepared to deal with" and said the impact on her was unexpected.

March 19, 2024
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