Vehicles stuck in a heavy traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid fog-triggered low invisibility, in Gurugram on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Dense fog cloaked Delhi on Tuesday morning, lowering visibility to just 50 metres and affecting road and rail movement. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the Palam observatory near the … Read more
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao laying foundation for Hyderabad Airport Metro is meant to divert attention from the failure to complete the existing metro rail project and contribute State’s pending share to MMTS Phase Two which could help commissioning the project, charged Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast region G. Kishan Reddy … Read more
Relatives of patients who faced long waits for an ambulance in the West Midlands want improvements. Source link
When ambulance crews bring patients to hospital they are meant to be able to handover their patients to A&E staff within 15 minutes. But an analysis by the BBC shows by late November more than 11,000 ambulances were spending over an hour stuck in queues outside hospital every week. That is one in seven of … Read more
Woman, 85, endured “agonising” wait, with paramedics warning problems likely to worsen. Source link
Martin Flaherty, managing director of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), said: “These crippling delays are a twin threat – they cause significant harm to patients who are forced to wait in the back of our ambulances, while our crews are stuck and therefore unable to respond to patients who need us out in … Read more
Patients facing agonising waits as NHS struggles to provide treatment quickly, BBC analysis shows. Source link
Pupils needing language support rises by 10% in post-pandemic school starters, BBC analysis finds. Source link
Steve Iles died while waiting 11 hours for an ambulance, despite six 999 calls to report bleeding. Source link
June 3, 2022 – Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans have put off a doctor’s appointment or medical procedure because of the cost, according to a recent WebMD survey. The results showed that 69% of the 701 respondents had cost issues, with age and gender representing important factors in the decision to delay medical care. … Read more