Earlier this year, Dr Nigel Ruddell, the medical director of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), said that delays getting patients into emergency departments was leading to an increase ...

Earlier this year, Dr Nigel Ruddell, the medical director of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), said that delays getting patients into emergency departments was leading to an increase ...

A Newry mother, whose young son will be a life-long wheelchair user after choking on food, has said she does not want another ...

Dr Nigel Ruddell, medical director from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, has already confirmed that ambulance delays are causing more deaths. The Auditor General’s description of the ...

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service gets about two ... felt that rising sense of panic," said NIAS Medical Director Dr Nigel Ruddell. He said small objects like beads and batteries pose a ...

Northern Ireland's comptroller and auditor general ... NIAS medical director Dr Nigel Ruddell told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today that he was hopeful the report would act as a catalyst for ...

A "dramatic deterioration" in ambulance handover performance is placing an increasing number of patients at potential risk of harm or even significant harm, a report has said. Northern Ireland's ...

Earlier this year, Dr Nigel Ruddell, the medical director of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), said that delays getting patients into emergency departments was leading to an increase ...

Police are investigating after schools in Northern Ireland were closed due to a "security concern". The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police ...