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Great North Air Ambulance launches public appeal to help keep £25,000-a-day service going
A busy helicopter emergency medical service which responded to more than 2,000 call-outs last year is appealing for the ...
The Northern Echo18d
Sunderland man had cardiac arrest died after ambulance delay
Dean Wrightson, Director of Operations at Nerams, a third-party provider to the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I am sorry for the death of Mr. Shields and want to take ...
Limerick Leader21d
Ambulance workers vote for industrial action over proposed policy ‘bandage’
Unite the union, which represents more than 400 paramedics and ambulance workers employed by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), said their members voted “decisively” for industrial ...
BBC22d
The vital volunteers helping the ambulance service save lives
The 54-year-old from Coalisland was having a heart attack. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) alerted the local Killeeshil/Galbally Community First Responders who treated him and drove ...
RTE Online22d
'Dramatic deterioration' in NI ambulance handover times - report
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 ...
ITV22d
‘Dramatic deterioration’ in Northern Ireland ambulance handover times, Auditor General finds
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 ...
ITV22d
Ambulance workers across Northern Ireland set to strike over proposed new shift system
Unite the union represents more than 400 paramedics and ambulance ... Ambulance Service. This comes after the release of a damning report on the ambulance handover times in Northern Ireland.
Belfast Live22d
'Dramatic deterioration' in ambulance handover times in Northern Ireland, report finds
A report published today reveals a "dramatic deterioration" in ambulance handover times in Northern Ireland ... the unregulated private sector to fill service provision gaps.
The Irish News22d
Analysis: Watchdog calls time on ‘dramatic’ worsening of ambulance handover delays
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 Irish Times23d
Northern patients at risk due to ‘dramatic deterioration’ in ambulance-ED handovers
There has also been a “deterioration” in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) response to 999 calls because ambulances are increasingly tied up waiting outside EDs. The risks to patie ...