Joanne Writtle Health correspondent, BBC Midlands BBC Paramedic Jacob Hoy said he believed many attacks on ambulance workers went unreported Last summer, as people watched England in the Euro 2024 final, paramedic Jacob Hoy was on a night shift. He was called to a football fan in Birmingham, reportedly in cardiac arrest – but the … Read more
A care home resident, 80, died after an ambulance was stood down due to a do not resuscitate order. Source link
Ambulance crews say they are treating more people who are sick because they cannot afford to heat their home. Source link
Three paramedics tell BBC News what it is like to work in the strike-hit profession at the moment. Source link
June 14 – Pairing a mental health expert with a paramedic to respond to low-level, nonviolent 911 calls decreased the number of criminal offenses in downtown Denver, a new study reveals. These non-police response teams were trained to address problems related to mental health, depression, poverty, homelessness, and/or substance abuse. During 6 months in 2020, … Read more
Paramedics say it can take hours to get people out of ambulances and into a hospital bed. Source link
The woman, named locally as Jody Keenan, 39, had been out with friends in Newry when she collapsed. Source link
Ambulance staff reveal the stress of working for a service under strain. Source link
Meet the Welsh Ambulance Service’s growing team who work to keep people out of hospital. Source link
South Central Ambulance Service hopes testing people before they go to hospital will reduce delays. Source link