Entries from April 2009

Emergency care reforms are ‘putting lives at risk’

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Patients are being put at risk by reforms that are designed to relieve pressure from overstretched A & E departments, doctors have warned.


GlideScopeR Ranger Video Laryngoscope

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | 1 Comment

GlideScopeR Ranger Video Laryngoscope

The GlideScope® Ranger and GlideScope® Ranger Single Use were designed to meet military specifications for emergency settings. The design of the GlideScope® Ranger is based on the GlideScope® GVL®, which achieves a Cormack-Lehane Grade I or Grade II view 99% of the time


US: Man ‘drove into pedestrian, tried to steal ambulance’

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Police say a man attempted to steal an ambulance and assaulted an emergency worker shortly after hitting a pedestrian with his car


Air ambulance man guilty of child porn and morphine theft

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

An air ambulance paramedic was caught with indecent images of children on his computer then tried to commit suicide, a court heard


Praise for North Wales patient transport service

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Praise for North Wales patient transport service

Welsh Ambulance Services’ North Wales Non Emergency Transport Booking Centre (NET Centre) organises transport to and from hospitals and clinics for patients attending appointments and for those being transferred from one hospital to another


Hillsborough emergency services poised to release files

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

All emergency services involved in the Hillsborough tragedy 20 years ago are poised to release their own censored files


Patient dies of heart attack after nurse ‘dismisses chest pains as indigestion’

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A patient died from a heart attack the day after a ‘dismissive’ nurse told him he was suffering indigestion, a misconduct hearing was told


Ambulance staff meal breaks row

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulance staff meal breaks row

Ambulance staff in Dorset have been told to ignore emergencies during meal breaks under new rules. Workers have been told they must take two compulsory 30-minute breaks during a 12-hour shift and cannot respond to emergencies during this time


NHS Trusts which failed to meet hygiene standards named

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

NHS Trusts which failed to meet hygiene standards named

New healthcare watchdog the Care Quality Commission has singled out 21 NHS Trusts for not meeting required standards for infection control


Hospital staff at risk of assault

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Hospital staff are suffering attacks by their patients, a report has warned. There were 154 staff incidents across North Essex in the nine months leading up to December 31






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