A talented football star died aged 17 after 999 call handlers failed to recognise a tell-tale breathing pattern that's a known sign of a cardiac arrest. Someone at the scene called an ambulance, explaining that the teenager, pictured, was suffering 'faint' and 'sporadic' breathing An incident investigation into his death by South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust, revealed there was …
NHS 111 might be exacerbating the dire emergency care situation, paramedics and patients have warned. Staff and patients say the 111 service is unnecessarily sending out ambulances for illnesses that are minor and not in need of urgent care NHS ambulance data for December shows that 999 callers classed as category two — which includes heart attacks, strokes, burns and …
LONDON — Around 25,000 U.K. ambulance workers went on strike Wednesday, walking out for the second time since December in an ongoing dispute with the government over pay. Union leaders say some of the lowest-paid public health workers, including call handlers and drivers, are close to falling below the national minimum wage. The strike action comes at a time of …
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