New system to improve ambulance response

Changes to the way 999 calls are received could save at least 150 lives, and cut over half a million wasted ambulance journeys a year, pilots in London and the West Midlands have shown. From June, ambulance...<<Read More>>

999 staff struggle to deal with ambulance cuts

The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel (APAP), one of the leading unions representing paramedics, has warned that ambulance cuts “will affect the front line”. An implemented review in Greater Manc... <<Read More>>

Ambulance fleets upgraded for bigger patients

Ambulance fleets are being fitted specially with new equipment to deal with obese patients, according to a Freedom of Information request. The BBC found that every ambulance trust in the country has invested in specialist equip... <<Read More>>

Scottish ambulances making savings

The ambulance service in Scotland has been able to make savings after its ambulance crews have begun to reduce the amount of patients they take to hospital. Often the crews will arrive to find patients who are not in need of hospital treatment, but can be treated by the crews at the scene. Dr George Crooks, medical director...