New law to prevent assaults on emergency services ‘not strong enough deterrent’
A new law to crack down on attacks on police and emergency services staff did not go far enough as a deterrent, according to an MP who campaigned for the
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Tag: Accident and Emergency
Latest figures show huge rise in NHS patients forced to endure long trolley waits
There has been a huge rise in the number of NHS patients enduring trolley waits during the summer months, new data shows. Trolley waits refer to the time A&E patients
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Police name student paramedic who died after crash in Staffordshire
Police have named the student paramedic killed following a collision between an ambulance and a car. Tammy Minshall, 31, died after being airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham following
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Student paramedic dies after ambulance and car collide in Staffordshire
A student paramedic has died following a collision between an ambulance and a car. The 31-year-old woman was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham but died from her injuries
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Mother-of-two died from sepsis after doctors mistook symptoms for muscle sprain
The devastated husband of a mother-of-two who died after her symptoms of sepsis were mistaken for a muscle sprain has called for lessons to be learned from her death. Shahida
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Coroner demands NHS 111 changes after missed opportunities to save six-year-old
A coroner has warned more children in England could die unless the NHS takes action after call handlers missed several opportunities to save the life of a six-year-old boy. Sebastian
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Man arrested after hospital worker stabbed multiple times with pair of scissors
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a member of nursing staff was attacked with a pair of scissors in a hospital A&E. Police were called to reports of a
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Mortality rate ‘weekend effect’ not a reliable measure of care quality in hospitals
The higher mortality rate for weekend hospital admissions should not be used as an indicator of quality of care due to the lack of data preceding patient admission and on
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‘Critical’ emergency services project faces more delays and breaks budget by £3.1BN
A “critical” overhaul of the communications network used by Britain’s emergency services is likely to be hit by further delays and cost £3.1bn more than the original budget. The National
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Woman who dialled 999 more than 850 times jailed and ordered to pay compensation
A woman who dialled 999 more than 850 times without a genuine reason, and hurled abuse at call handlers, has been jailed for 12 weeks and ordered to pay compensation
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