ambulance
17 Apr 2023
Rural heart attack patients wait 50pc longer for ambulances
The Telegraph reports that there is a ‘Heartbreaking’ rural-urban divide which means some patients face lengthy waits of up to 1 hour 40 minutes for category two calls Heart attack...
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05 Dec 2022
Ambulance waiting times in England three times longer in some rural areas
The Guardian reports how a disparity between rural and urban areas has been uncovered by Lib Dem FoI requests to 10 ambulance trusts Patients in some rural areas wait almost...
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24 Jan 2022
Shropshire-only ambulance service ‘won’t solve problems’
BBC reports that members of Shropshire Council have backed calls for ambulances that serve solely the county as they claim the system currently offered by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS)...
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16 Aug 2021
Three hours wait for an ambulance?
An article featured by the Guardian reports that how a Cumbrian town is fighting to keep its service as the residents fear plans to axe emergency medical technicians will endanger lives...
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03 Feb 2020
Lives ‘at risk’ from long ambulance delays
The BBC and Shropshire Star reported this week that one in 16 emergency cases in England are waiting over an hour for an ambulance to arrive 999 calls are meant...
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18 Mar 2019
How to reduce rural ambulance waits
An article from the BBC discusses how the NHS is promising to reduce the gap between how long it takes to get a 999 response to critically injured patients in...
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11 Mar 2019
Ambulance wait times longer in rural areas
The BBC is allowing people to find out the average ambulance response times in their area, after it emerged that some rural communities have to wait more than 20 minutes...
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19 Nov 2018
Rural area faces ‘major winter problem’
NHS regional bosses have identified the East of England as a ‘trouble spot’ during this winter, according to the Health Service Journal. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Trust in particular...
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17 Jul 2017
MPs debate rural ambulance funding
Devon MP Sarah Wollaston has taken the government to task over lack of funding for rural ambulances. Dr Wollaston, who represents the Totnes constituency, told a Westminster Hall debate her...
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