A major trauma centre, which will save more lives of those seriously injured across the East Midlands, will be created in Nottingham. The Queen’s Medical Centre, which is run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), is being designated as the East Midlands major trauma centre which means patients…

St John Ambulance crews are playing a vital part in making a difference to the region’s emergency response system. St John Ambulance vehicles and crews in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham are on stand-by to provide extra cover and back up to the North East Ambulance Service…

A new inquest into the death of a seven-year-old girl is to be opened as a result of a Sky News investigation into NHS secrecy over the deaths of 999 patients. The Doncaster Coroner will hold the inquiry later this year into the death of Izabelle Easen, who was…

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South Central Strategic Health Authority have created a viral campaign with Rocket Science, part of Twofour Group, to show how misusing 999 costs lives. The project, which aims to help tackle hoax calling and inappropriate use of the ambulance service, revolves around a…

Monmouth MP David Davies met ambulance service bosses to discuss concerns over slow 999 response times. Mr Davies called the meeting following two cases in the county involving the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust. An inquest into the death of Jacqueline Davies, 49, from Monmouth, heard she died in hospital…

The Scottish Government has stepped in to oversee talks aimed at resolving a dispute over rest break arrangements for ambulance staff. Efforts to reach a deal over compensation for paramedics forced to work through their breaks have so far proved unsuccessful. The Scottish Ambulance Service wants to end the…

An East Yorkshire paramedic has claimed patients’ lives are being put at risk due to long shifts and a shortage of staff. The anonymous staff member also claimed that local crews were being sent elsewhere in the region to help those areas meet response targets. Yorkshire Ambulance Service said…

An ambulance service previously dubbed the worst in the country has improved its performance in reaching the most seriously ill and injured patients. Department of Health statistics from November showed that East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) was above the national target of reaching 75 per cent of such casualties…

A “Doctor on a keyring” that can call emergency services is to go on sale in Britain this year. The £130 Lifestyle Connect gadget, which is able to monitor heart rates and glucose levels and can even tell when its wearer has fallen over, was launched at the Consumer…

Members of Parliament had their blood pressure checked as part of a campaign by the South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb) service. Staff from the trust, which provides ambulance cover across Adur, Arun and Worthing, visited the House of Commons to raise awareness of stroke – the UK’s third biggest…