A Salford MP has called for more bleedkits and support to tackle knife crime in the city.
Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has asked for help in The House of Commons to deal with knife crime including bleed kits to treat stab wounds.
Since the start of this year the city has seen a string of incidents involving weapons which have caused injuries and fear in Salford after a fall in knife crime last year.
The MP’s request is for dedicated funding for a “wider proactive reduction strategy,” when it comes to tackling knife crime.
A bleed kit contains all the essential pieces of equipment to stop or control a bleed in this case from a stab wound; a trauma dressing, a haemostatic gauze, (a dressing designed to control severe bleeding) a chest seal, a tourniquet, (used to cut off blood supply by a medical professional), nitrile gloves and scissors.
Despite knife crime falling in Salford last year, there have been incidents since January which destroyed lives and have caused fear. Yesterday, I asked the Govt for urgent ring-fenced funding for knife crime reduction initiatives, and a roll out of bleed kits across Salford. pic.twitter.com/cBC8HuCbGa
— Rebecca Long-Bailey (@RLong_Bailey) March 21, 2023
Ms Long-Bailey said last year’s fall in knife crime was largely thanks to the extensive work with young people by the Salford Community Safety Partnership and Greater Manchester Police Operations to remove weapons from circulation.
She appealed to the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, Chris Philp, for more funding to enable the roll out of the life-saving bleed kits.
Mr Philp responded: “The funding which is already in place for Greater Manchester and other areas will continue with the possibility of being increased next year. This comes before the Minister’s visit to Greater Manchester, where he will discuss that, violence reduction units and other policies with Chief Constable Stephen Watson.”
Infographic by Megan Nuttall
In a further development Greater Manchester Police announced yesterday (Monday 20 March) that 264 additional neighbourhood police officers are set to patrol communities in the hopes of making residents feel safer.
These neighborhood officers can be contacted directly through the new improved ‘Your Area’ pages on the force’s website and the brand-new community alert system, ‘Bee in the Loop.’
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