Paramedics decide which accident and emergency department they will take patients to, a health chief has assured a watchdog. Hywel Dda Health Board chairman Chris Martin gave that message to Carmarthenshire Community Health Council when they quizzed him over claims hospitals were bypassing Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli. ​They feared that could be creating “massaged” [...]

A major trauma centre, which will save more lives of those seriously injured across the East Midlands, will be created in Nottingham. The Queen’s Medical Centre, which is run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), is being designated as the East Midlands major trauma centre which means patients will now get 24/7 access to [...]

Ambulances are facing delays when they take emergency patients to hospital in England, the BBC has learnt. Data provided by the 11 ambulance services showed all are experiencing difficulties handing over patients.

Ambulances will be diverted from overstretched hospitals around the Black Country and patients will be treated elsewhere to help A&E units cope with the traditional winter surge in demand, it has emerged today. Temporary diversions are designed to allow hospitals the chance to clear backlogs of patients and free up staff. West Midlands Ambulance Service [...]

SCAS are using a ‘split crew’ system in which only one worker stays with the patient so their crew mate can team up with another ambulance and reduce the number of vehicles queuing outside the hospital

The lives of seriously ill patients are being put at risk every day because Government targets are forcing ambulances to wait up to five hours outside hospitals

New figures published today show A&E departments in England have met the operational standard for 98% of patients to be treated within four hours of arrival at A&E over the last year

New figures published today show A&E departments in England have met the operational standard for 98% of patients to be treated within four hours of arrival at A&E over the last year

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is setting up a temporary unit in Birmingham to treat patients with minor injuries and illnesses during the Bank Holiday weekend

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