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AMBULANCE

NHSE to scrap 999 calls rerouting system

By Lee Peart 15 April 2025

A system which reroutes emergency calls during busy periods is being dropped by NHSE.

UNISON

Patients dying in ambulances due to long ambulance waits, says Unison

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Ambulance crews are being forced to watch patients deteriorate and in some cases die due to long A&E waits, according to Unison research.

AMBULANCE

Ambulance response targets to focus on saving more lives

By Lee Peart 12 March 2025

Changes to ambulance response targets in Wales are to focus on outcomes for people with life threatening conditions rather than the time it takes to reach them.

AMBULANCE

Trust introduces new Mental Health Response Vehicles

By Lee Peart 24 January 2025

Two new Mental Health Response Vehicles have been introduced by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) NHS Foundation Trust.

LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Ambulance service reports record life-threatening injury calls

By Lee Peart 10 January 2025

London Ambulance Service (LAS) received a record number of 999 calls in December for patients with life-threatening injuries.

AMBULANCE

Specialist mental health response vehicle slashes hospital admissions

By Lee Peart 03 December 2024

A specialist mental health response vehicle (MHRV) has cut hospital admissions by over 80% in mid and south Essex.

AMBULANCE

Man dies waiting nine-and-a-half hours for ambulance

By Lee Peart 30 October 2024

A man has died while waiting nine-and-a-half hours for an ambulance, an inquest has heard.

ICBS

Trust warns it could miss financial targets due to contract disputes

By Lee Peart 21 October 2024

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has warned it could miss its financial targets due to disputes over new contracts.

WORKFORCE

PPE requirements delayed ambulance staff during Covid

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

An ambulance crew member has told how having to don PPE requirement delayed the treatment of patients during Covid.

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

One in four Brits put off calling an ambulance due to long waits

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

One in four Brits have avoided calling an ambulance because they feared it would take too long to arrive, according to new figures.

ED DAVEY

Lib Dems set out plan to end ambulance delays

By Lee Peart 10 June 2024

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to fix the ambulance waiting times crisis by providing an extra 1,000 staffed hospital beds and investing in urgent care services.