Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid

Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid

Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told. Ambulance technician Mark Tilley appeared … Read more

Ambulance crews ‘waste vital time’ on prison call-outs

Ambulance crews ‘waste vital time’ on prison call-outs

Getty Images Ambulance crews are wasting “significant” amounts of time being called out unnecessarily to prisons across England, the health safety watchdog has said. One NHS trust told investigators it dealt with 5,000 calls to 999 from prison staff across its region in 2023. Overall the research found that almost three in four calls from … Read more