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Pensioner trapped alone in ambulance for five hours - Manchester Evening News 31st October 2009
"A SICK pensioner was abandoned inside an ambulance for more than five hours after the its driver forgot about him and went home.
The 65-year-old man was trapped inside the vehicle at Sharston ambulance station in Wythenshawe until he was found at 1.15am following a major police alert. "
Paramedic suspended after letting trainee try to save patient who was already dead - Daily Telegraph 31st October 2009
"A senior paramedic was suspended for allowing a trainee to try and save a heart attack patient he knew had already died. "
Sick pensioner left abandoned in ambulance for over five hours after driver forgot about him - Daily Mail 31st October 2009
"A sick pensioner was abandoned in an ambulance for more than five hours after the driver forgot about him and went home.
The 65-year-old man, who was abandoned at Sharston ambulance station in Wythenshawe, Manchester, last Tuesday evening was found unharmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a major police alert."
Patient left locked in ambulance - BBC Health News 31st October 2009
"NHS bosses have apologised to a patient in Manchester who was locked in an ambulance for five hours after the driver went home and forgot about him.
The man, 65, was stranded at Sharston ambulance station, Wythenshawe, after being collected by an ambulance from Manchester Royal Infirmary. "
Ambulance for 70-stone man - The Guardian 21st October 2009
"A 70-stone man who needs specialist medical treatment could make the 150-mile journey to hospital in a private ambulance purpose-built for obese patients.
The St John Ambulance service said one of its specially-built bariatric ambulances could be used to move 48-year-old Paul Mason – reportedly the world's heaviest man – from his home in Ipswich, Suffolk, to Chichester, West Sussex. A spokeswoman for St John Ambulance Suffolk said they operate four ambulances which can carry patients who weigh up to 70 stones."
Health chiefs ponder moving 70st man - The Independent 20th October 2009
"Doctors and health officials were on a mission today to find a way to safely move a 70-stone man more than 150 miles.
Paul Mason, who is reportedly the world's heaviest man, needs to travel from his home in Ipswich, Suffolk, to a hospital in Chichester, West Sussex, for "life-saving" specialist treatment, it was revealed. "
World's 'heaviest man': hospital bosses consider helicopter airlift - Daily Telegraph 20th October 2009
"NHS bosses have looked into using a helicopter to airlift Paul Mason, a 70-stone man thought to be one of the heaviest people in the world, to a specialist hospital in an attempt to save his life. "
Operation Chinook: Britain's heaviest man could need airlift to hospital by helicopter - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"Doctors fighting to save the life of the world's heaviest man are considering calling in an RAF Chinook to move him 150 miles to a specialist centre that will treat him.
Paul Mason, who weighs 70 stone, needs the help of weight-loss doctors and possible surgery to lose tens of stones. "
Ambulance u-turn on Kendal hospital - Lancashire Telegraph 16th October 2009
"UNION leaders are celebrating after a campaign to bring ambulances back to Westmorland General Hospital bore fruit.
NHS bosses have announced a u-turn which will see paramedics taking ‘around a third’ of South Lakeland’s 999 calls to the Kendal hopsital instead of Lancaster. "
Paramedics may get powers to give drugs to patients - The Guardian 14th August 209
"More patients could avoid going to hospital if paramedics could dispense drugs as demand for ambulance services soars"
Ambulance crew didn't attend to injured girl because they having a break - Daily Telegraph 14th October 2009
"Paramedics fighting to save a nine-year-old girl, Bethany Dibbs, were told the nearest crew could not attend as back-up because they were on a meal break, it has been disclosed. "
Ambulance crew barred from helping girl, 9, with fractured skull 'because they were having their lunch' - Daily Mail 14th October 2009
"Ambulance paramedics battling to save a nine-year-old car crash victim were told the nearest back-up crew could not help as they were on their lunchbreak.
Schoolgirl Bethany Dibbs suffered a fractured skull and ended up in a coma when a car smashed into her as she rode her scooter across the street."
Report reveals growing pressure on emergency services in England - The Times 14th October 2009
"Alcohol abuse, obesity and unreliable GP cover outside office hours is putting growing pressure on the ambulance service, with demand now increasing by 300,000 calls a year.
Analysis of ambulance services published yesterday shows how an increasing elderly population and confusion over emergency care options are prompting 999 calls. "
Binge drinkers prompt huge rise in 999 calls - The Sunday Telegraph 11th October 2009
"Binge drinking has contributed to a massive increase in the number of ambulance calls, new research will suggest this week. "
Merseyside paramedics fear winter crisis as ambulances sit empty - Southport Visiter 7th October 2009
"MERSEYSIDE’S ambulances are sitting empty – because there is not enough staff to man them.
The region’s ambulance service cannot cover all its rostered shifts and is failing to get to patients quickly enough as a result."
Nantwich ambulance service under fire after paralysed man waits three and a half hours for help - Crewe Chronicle 7th October 2009
"THE ambulance service has come under fire after a man waited more than three and a half hours for an ambulance to arrive.
Danny Palin, 67, the father of Nantwich first responder Gavin Palin, was paralysed from the waist down by a sudden illness. An ambulance was called at 6.02am."
Paramedic struck off for ignoring 999 call - Daily Telegraph 6th October 2009
"A paramedic has been struck off for ignoring a 999 call about a pensioner who died waiting for him to arrive. "
Drink drain on ambulance response - BBC Health News 6th October 2009
"The majority of ambulance calls in Scotland at weekends are alcohol-related, BBC Scotland can reveal.
Ambulance Service figures released to the BBC suggested 68% of weekend calls have drink as a major cause."
Merseyside Ambulance staff fear winter crisis: No staff to man all ambulances - Liverpool Echo 5th Octber 2009
"MERSEYSIDE’S ambulances are sitting empty – because there is not enough staff to man them.
The region’s ambulance service cannot cover all its rostered shifts and is failing to get to patients quickly enough as a result."
We’re doing our best to cope, says North West Ambulance chief - Liverpool Echo 5th Octber 2009
"RESPONDING to the concern over staff vacancies, Darren Hurrell, chief executive for North West Ambulance Service, said: “The Trust is facing significant challenges to achieving its performance due to a variety of factors.
“These include an increase in 999 calls, frontline staff vacancies and our commitment to delivering essential training, which inevitably places additional pressures as staff are taken off operational duties to carry this out."
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