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Reckless thugs throw object from bridge and smash ambulance windscreen as police outraged

Posted: August 27, 2024 at 10:18 pm   /   Top Stories

The East of England Ambulance Service vehicle was responding to an emergency call when the horrifying attack from above happened on the A120, Stansted Daily Express :: News Feed

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Figures show ‘worrying’ rise in ambulance running costs

Posted: January 2, 2024 at 9:18 pm   /   Top Stories

Ambulance services are set to spend more than £72 million on fuel and insurance this year, up more than £10 million in five years. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Maternity and ambulance services worsening with more ‘inadequate’ on safety, says CQC

Posted: October 19, 2023 at 10:21 pm   /   Health

Healthcare is at risk of becoming a two-tier system, with society divided into those who can pay and those who cannot, the Care Quality Commission warned. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Hope for hospitals as flu cases fall and ambulance delays are the shortest so far

Posted: January 19, 2023 at 9:21 pm   /   Health

The worst flu season for a decade may be waning after the number of people in hospital with the virus fell by a third in a week. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Elderly woman dies in the back of an ambulance after 15 hour wait outside hospital

Posted: January 15, 2023 at 9:18 am   /   Top Stories

A former NHS worker has described the way her sister was treated hours before she died as ‘inhumane’. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Critical incident declared by North East Ambulance Service after ‘unprecedented’ pressure

Posted: December 27, 2022 at 9:18 am   /   Top Stories

NEAS had been operating on its highest alert level over the extended Christmas weekend. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Pensioner left ‘screaming in pain’ during 25-hour ambulance wait

Posted: December 20, 2022 at 9:21 am   /   Health

“It was very upsetting to have to see her lying on the floor screaming in pain for over 24 hours”. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Heart care disruption and ambulance delays contributed to 30,000 excess deaths

Posted: November 2, 2022 at 10:21 pm   /   Health

DISRUPTION to heart care services has contributed to more than 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease since the pandemic began, a charity says. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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‘Ambulance called’ as horror movie makes cinemagoers ‘collapse’ – ‘Puked in my popcorn’

Posted: October 12, 2022 at 10:18 am   /   Movies

Emergency services were reportedly called as some viewers “passed out” from the film’s extremely shocking scenes. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Ambulance waits: The conditions most affected – ‘These people need treatment ASAP’

Posted: July 22, 2022 at 10:21 pm   /   Health

THE NHS has faced severe pressures over the last few years, with the Covid pandemic just the tip of the iceberg. Express.co.uk spoke to Abbas Kanani of Chemist Click about one specific area of the NHS in the midst of struggle, the ambulance service. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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