Claim: There is a specific criminal offence of assaulting a police, immigration, or prison officer, but not of assaulting a doctor, nurse, or paramedic.
Fact-check: Assaults on NHS staff - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, but the maximum sentence for assaulting a police officer is no higher than that for assaulting anyone else, and sentencing rules say that assaults on public sector workers of all kinds should be treated especially seriously.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-01-25T00:00:00