Paramedic reflects on 40-years of service

July 7th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A paramedic from Trowbridge who was called out to the aftermath of a policeman’s murder in Trowbridge has retired after 40 years with the ambulance service


OAP left waiting by dining paramedics

June 28th, 2009 by Editor | 2 Comments

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


SCAS: we need volunteers to hit waiting times

June 16th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

SCAS: we need volunteers to hit waiting times

A South Central Ambulance Service boss said it could not get to 75 per cent of seriously ill patients within eight minutes without peoples’ help


Stroke patients misdiagnosed by 999 system

June 10th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

More than half of stroke patients taken to Basingstoke hospital by ambulance were misdiagnosed by the 999 call system, a new study reveals


“Enormous pressure” call on failing ambulance bosses

May 27th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

South Central Ambulance Service must address “serious concerns” among the public over response times that are not hitting national targets


Ambulance ransacked by thieves looking for drugs

April 30th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Paramedics fear ambulances are being targeted by drug addicts after a 999 vehicle on an emergency call was ransacked and so badly damaged it was put out of action


Firefighters to learn vital medical skills

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

More firefighters are to get medical training to offer life saving first aid at the scene of an emergency


Woman’s two-hour ambulance wait

April 20th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

South Central Ambulance NHS Trust has apologised for allowing a woman to wait for more than two hours for paramedics after she fell outside her friend’s Hampshire home


Ambulance crews slam 999 hoax calls

April 17th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulance crews slammed young children who made a series of hoax 999 calls in Stevenage






TAG CLOUD