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Police Chief warns of longer emergency response times amid staffing shortages
2 days, 14 hours ago

Police Chief warns of longer emergency response times amid staffing shortages

NL Times  

Dutch police chief Janny Knol has warned that citizens in emergency situations may face longer response times due to severe staffing shortages and shifting priorities in combating crime. “Looking back, we could have acted sooner, but I am grateful for the task force and the collective effort it represents,” Knol said. Local police work involves more than just handling incidents.” …

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Ambulance crews are being ordered to dump severely ill patients in hospital corridors if there are no emergency doctors around
2 months ago

Ambulance crews are being ordered to dump severely ill patients in hospital corridors if there are no emergency doctors around

Daily Mail  

Ambulance staff have been instructed to leave severely ill patients in hospital corridors if they're forced to wait longer than 45 minutes to hand over to emergency medicals teams. Ambulance staff have been told to leave patients in hospital corridors if they wait longer than 45 minutes London ambulances began testing a policy which saw ambulance crews not wait for …

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Badlapur rape case: Two minors were assaulted multiple times in last 15 days, reveals preliminary report
4 months ago

Badlapur rape case: Two minors were assaulted multiple times in last 15 days, reveals preliminary report

Op India  

Two kindergarten girls who were sexually abused by a school janitor in Maharashtra’s Badlapur were repeatedly assaulted over the last 15 days, a report published in India Today citing a preliminary report by a state-appointed committee. The sexual abuse of the 3- and 4-year-old girls has caused widespread outrage in Maharashtra’s Thane district, with both the school administration and police …

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Controversial Oxford LTNs could be scrapped after ‘slowing down ambulances’
1 year, 6 months ago

Controversial Oxford LTNs could be scrapped after ‘slowing down ambulances’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A controversial traffic measure could be scrapped after simulation data …

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Is NHS 111 fuelling dire emergency care crisis?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is NHS 111 fuelling dire emergency care crisis?

Daily Mail  

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 …

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Deadly ambulance ramping at Victorian hospitals was on the rise before COVID-19, study finds
2 years, 5 months ago

Deadly ambulance ramping at Victorian hospitals was on the rise before COVID-19, study finds

ABC  

Ambulance ramping in Victoria was associated with dozens of preventable deaths before COVID-19 hit, research has found, with critics saying new figures show the state's health crisis predates the pandemic. Key points: The study found patients faced an increased risk of death if their ambulance waited outside hospital for more than 17 minutes The data shows ambulance offload times in …

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Vivek Agnihotri says New York Times misquoted him for their hitjob on 'The Kashmir Files'
2 years, 6 months ago

Vivek Agnihotri says New York Times misquoted him for their hitjob on 'The Kashmir Files'

Op India  

National Award-winning director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has exposed the ploy of the New York Times to peddle propaganda against his critically acclaimed movie ‘The Kashmiri Files’ and accused them of misquoting him in a recently published report. The screenshots came days after New York Times had published a report targeting his blockbuster movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ ahead of its international …

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NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
2 years, 7 months ago

NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues

Daily Mail  

The number of people in the queue for routine NHS treatment in England has soared to another high and record numbers are facing 'frightening waits' in A&E. NHS data shows one in nine people were in the queue for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery by March — up from 6.18m in February Separate data …

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From Russian Imports Row to LAC Issue: Times When Jaishankar Defended India with Hard-Hitting Retorts
2 years, 8 months ago

From Russian Imports Row to LAC Issue: Times When Jaishankar Defended India with Hard-Hitting Retorts

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s strong rebuttal to the US on its criticism of “human rights abuses” in India at a joint news conference after the 2+2 dialogue has turned heads. From tearing into China over LAC issue to his tough response to UK and US on India’s stance over Russia-Ukraine crisis, here are some instances when Jaishankar’s savage responses …

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Ambulance response times double as patients die waiting for paramedics
3 years, 1 month ago

Ambulance response times double as patients die waiting for paramedics

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There are very real concerns about the risk to patients – with reports of people …

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Delhi HC seeks media outlets' response to Bollywood producers lawsuit; next hearing slated for 14 December
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC seeks media outlets' response to Bollywood producers lawsuit; next hearing slated for 14 December

Firstpost  

The Delhi HC also asked the media outlets to ensure that no defamatory content is uploaded on social media platforms or displayed on their channels. The Delhi High Court Monday asked Republic TV and Times Now to respond to leading Bollywood producers’ plea seeking to restrain them from making or publishing allegedly “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks" against the film …

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Times of India publishes response by Police to their article on Delhi Riots as ‘letter to editor’: How TOI is deceiving its readers
4 years, 4 months ago

Times of India publishes response by Police to their article on Delhi Riots as ‘letter to editor’: How TOI is deceiving its readers

Op India  

It was only a few days ago when Delhi Police had written a scathing response to an editorial published by the Times of India that questioned the Delhi Police over its handling of the Delhi Riots. The published version of the Delhi Police’s response was headline, simply, “Letter on Delhi Riots”. Response by DCP to Times of India Responding to …

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