UK News
Paramedic assault man told he could be jailed
02/07/09 | No Comments

A drunken man who assaulted a paramedic as he tried to help him has been warned he faces a possible prison sentence

Spared jail after abusing medics
02/07/09 | No Comments

cemetery visitor who drunkenly abused ambulance crew members has been placed on probation for two years

Ambulance ready for ‘nuclear attack’
02/07/09 | No Comments

Pararamedics carry out one of the largest ever rehearsals for a “dirty bomb” attack on the UK

LAS warns of increased calls during hot weather
02/07/09 | No Comments

With more hot weather expected, the ambulance service has warned the number of emergency calls it is answering is mirrored by the soaring temperatures

Paramedic feels the heat
02/07/09 | No Comments

A paramedic was taken ill in yesterday’s soaring temperatures as she treated a teenage casualty on a South Devon beach

OAP left waiting by dining paramedics
28/06/09 | 1 Comment

An injured 96-year-old was left shivering on a pavement for more than an hour – because an ambulance crew was having dinner

Ambulance staff turn to bikes to get to 999 calls quicker – The Daily Record
28/06/09 | No Comments

Ambulance staff are aiming to respond quicker to emergencies – by using push bikes

Suffolk man hoping to track down paramedic who helped him out
28/06/09 | No Comments

An accident-prone man is trying to trace the paramedic who helped him twice in the same week – to say thank you

Ambulance workers second chance
27/06/09 | No Comments

When ambulanceman Nick Horobin lost an eye in an attack eight years ago it looked as if his work as a carer was over

Flu blamed for rise in ambulance workload
19/06/09 | No Comments

A flu outbreak and icy weather led to an ambulance service handling an unprecedented number of emergency calls

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World News
US: Boy allegedly steals from ambulance as mom treated
02/07/09 | No Comments

A boy was arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing from an ambulance while paramedics were treating his mother

Mexico: Criminals blow up ambulance to kill injured rival
19/06/09 | No Comments

A group of armed men blew up an ambulance, apparently with a grenade, to kill a rival who was being transferred from one hospital to another

Australia: Flu ‘may tip pandemic’
10/06/09 | No Comments

A sharp increase in swine flu cases in Australia may mean the infection has become a pandemic, the World Health Organization say

US: Policeman Fights Paramedics With Patient In Ambulance
31/05/09 | No Comments

Oklahoma’s Tulsa World newspaper reports on a fight between a brown-shirted highway patrol officer, who has pulled over an ambulance that was racing a patient to hospital, and the paramedic

Zambia: Scientists identify new lethal virus in Africa
31/05/09 | No Comments

A paramedic in Lusaka who became sick, was transported to Johannesburg and died. The three others infected were health care workers in Johannesburg

Ireland: HSE orders review of spending in its national ambulance office
31/05/09 | No Comments

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has ordered an audit of spending in its national ambulance office following a series of revelations by The Sunday Times

Fiji: Ambulance needed
26/05/09 | No Comments

Vunidawa Hospital in Naitasiri, Fiji needs more vehicles, including an ambulance

Ireland: Calls for ambulance regulation
25/05/09 | No Comments

A private ambulance service provider has called for regulation of the sector “to ensure patient safety”

Improving the quality of healthcare across Europe
14/05/09 | No Comments

Pre-hospital emergency care in the form of ambulances is one of the key factors improving the quality of healthcare across Europe

US: To survive chest discomfort, call 911 sooner, not later
14/05/09 | No Comments

Americans with trouble breathing or vague feelings in their chest frequently wait too long before calling 911 and getting the paramedics

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Careers
LAS: Trainee Emergency Medical Dispatcher
LAS: Trainee Emergency Medical Dispatcher
20/04/09 | No Comments

Location London
Salery £17,565 inc. rising to £20,969 inc. after training
Closing Date 31 March 2010


LAS: Student Paramedic
LAS: Student Paramedic
20/04/09 | No Comments

Location Across London
Salery £20,784 inc.(training) rising to £25,145 inc.
Closing Date 31 March 2010


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Jobs on ParamedicUK
19/04/09 | No Comments

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Another senior member of staff has left the East of England Ambulance Service

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Unions
UNISON: Concerns about ambulance staff morale
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Morale is at rock bottom at the East of England Ambulance Service, according to unions, while one of the region’s MPs says he has “serious concerns”

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Equipment
Movano front-line with WMAS
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Good performance by the Vauxhall Movano in a front-line accident and emergency ambulance role has led West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to order a further 64 vehicle

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Health & Safety
Hazardous Area Response Teams
Hazardous Area Response Teams

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