Anger at ambulance cuts proposal

July 6th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Frontline ambulance cover in Northern Ireland could be cut by 70,000 hours under new plan


Heart patients face 20 min wait for pain relief

June 17th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Patients suffering serious heart attacks could have to wait for a roadside rendezvous in their ambulance with a paramedic before getting any pain relief


Shetland plan independent ambulance

May 19th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Shetland could get a further three ambulances should a group of islanders proposing a community run service succeed with their ambition


PCTs urged to cut referrals by 10%

April 21st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

PCTs urged to cut referrals by 10%

GPs face potentially dramatic curbs on their freedom to send patients to hospital, with many PCTs in England told to cut their outpatient referrals by 10% or more


Shetland: Support the guys in green

April 17th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Please help support our ‘boys and gals in green’, the paramedics who do an outstanding job in difficult circumstances.
With only one ambulance on duty at a time here now they must be kept very busy for their whole shift going straight from one incident to another, but still arrive and attend to their patients as [...]


Ireland: Dublin ambulance faces chop in cash row

April 12th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Emergency ambulance services in some parts of Dublin could be withdrawn in a row over funding between the city manager and the Health Service Executive (HSE)




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