Figures show ‘worrying’ rise in ambulance running costs
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
Maternity and ambulance services worsening with more ‘inadequate’ on safety, says CQC
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
Hope for hospitals as flu cases fall and ambulance delays are the shortest so far
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
Elderly woman dies in the back of an ambulance after 15 hour wait outside hospital
A former NHS worker has described the way her sister was treated hours before she died as ‘inhumane’. Daily Express :: News Feed
Critical incident declared by North East Ambulance Service after ‘unprecedented’ pressure
NEAS had been operating on its highest alert level over the extended Christmas weekend. Daily Express :: News Feed
Pensioner left ‘screaming in pain’ during 25-hour ambulance wait
“It was very upsetting to have to see her lying on the floor screaming in pain for over 24 hours”. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Heart care disruption and ambulance delays contributed to 30,000 excess deaths
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
‘Ambulance called’ as horror movie makes cinemagoers ‘collapse’ – ‘Puked in my popcorn’
Emergency services were reportedly called as some viewers “passed out” from the film’s extremely shocking scenes. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Ambulance waits: The conditions most affected – ‘These people need treatment ASAP’
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
London emergency: Air ambulance rushes to packed Victoria Park as major incident unfolds
AN air ambulance rushed in to tend to a major incident in Victoria Park in London Daily Express :: News Feed