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Admissions up before A&E target
(BBC 18/11/2009)
The number of A&E patients admitted to hospital rises dramatically in the last ten minutes of the waiting target, statistics for England show. The NHS Information Centre finds two thirds of patients still waiting in the last minutes of the four hour target are admitted, compared to 21% overall. The College of Emergency Medicine says meeting targets may be a factor, but other issues are also at play. The majority of A&E patients were seen within three hours, figures show.
Mix-up causes spot of hover bother
(The Scotsman 17/07/2009)
AN ADDRESS mix-up led to an air ambulance being sent to a remote island to help a patient who lives within walking distance of a hospital. NHS 24 requested an ambulance to go to Fladda Road in Oban but as the patient waited, a helicopter rushed to Fladda, on the isle of Luing, Argyll. When the crew failed to find their patient, a call to their base confirmed a land ambulance should have been sent 20 miles away to the address in Oban, round the corner from the town's hospital.
Ambulance flaws 'costing lives'
(BBC 07/07/2009)
A former head of the Welsh Ambulance Service says he is shocked at the way it is run, three years after he resigned claiming lives were at risk. When Roger Thayne quit in 2006, he said "an earthquake" was needed to change the way the service was working. Health Minister Edwina Hart said there were "problems" but said they were working to improve the service. Mr Thayne quit his post in 2006, claiming the "dire" service was putting 500 lives at risk each year and needed £35m investment.
Anger at ambulance cuts proposal
(BBC 06/07/2009)
Frontline ambulance cover in Northern Ireland could be cut by 70,000 hours under new plans. Rural areas, such as those west of the Bann, are expected to be worst hit under proposals approved by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. The ambulance service said its capacity to respond would actually improve, despite the efficiency savings. But health service unions are angry. John Kay of Unison said places like Londonderry needed more ambulances, not fewer.
Attacks force paramedics to blacklist 54 danger addresses
(The Scotsman 04/07/2009)
AMBULANCE crews will not answer 999 calls to more than 50 addresses in Edinburgh and the Lothians unless they have a police escort because they are too dangerous, it can be revealed today. The list is based on the recent experience of crews who have suffered violence or aggression while trying to help people in need at the "red-flagged" addresses. Much of the aggression is due to drinking, say crews who have had to face physical and verbal attacks.
Ambulance service - how can we help you?
(The Scotsman 23/06/2009)
THE Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is about to embark on its most extensive consultation, asking the public and organisations to tell it how its service can improve in the future. The exercise will cover everything from provision in remote and rural areas to the idea of the service helping to teach first aid to schoolchildren to give them skills for the future. But one major issue the SAS wants to tackle is dealing with the surges in demand they see caused by alcohol.
Paramedic faces sack for refusing to attend 999 emergencies
(The Scotsman 10/06/2009)
A PARAMEDIC faces the sack after he refused to answer two emergency 999 calls. William Munro, from Glasgow, blamed the stress of the job after being chased by a patient wielding a Samurai sword and being confronted by a man with a knife. But a panel decided yesterday that was no excuse for his refusal to attend two emergencies involving pensioners. Mr Munro was working alone on 24 April, 2006 when he refused to attend to the two elderly patients.
Man died after ambulance detour
(BBC 07/06/2009)
An emergency patient died after a paramedic allegedly diverted an ambulance because his shift had ended. An investigation is under way after the incident in Stockton, Teesside, on 18 May, in which a 69-year-old man died. Instead of taking the stroke victim to Stockton's North Tees Hospital, a paramedic drove to the town's ambulance station. A North East Ambulance Service Trust (NEAS) spokesman said a paramedic and a technician had been suspended.
Former trust boss may face action
(BBC 19/05/2009)
The former chief executive of a hospital trust accused of "appalling" emergency care standards could face disciplinary action. Health Secretary Alan Johnson has asked to see a copy of the investigation into the former boss of Stafford Hospital Martin Yates. Mr Yates resigned from the trust in March without facing any action. On Monday, a Commons motion calling for a public inquiry into failings at the trust was rejected.
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