Latest Ambulance Watch News
Ambulance Watch: Concerns raised over appointment of private sector ambulance chief to top NHS role at East of England Ambulance Service Trust
A health minister and a union have raised concerns with the region’s ambulance service over the appointment of a private sector chief to a top NHS role.
Ambulance Watch: 999 chiefs leave hundreds of front-line posts vacant for years while spending millions of pounds on private ambulances and staff overtime
Ambulance chiefs have today been criticised for leaving hundreds of front-line posts empty – while failing to meet response targets and being repeatedly criticised for letting patients down.
Ambulance Watch: Thetford mother tells of baby Bella tragedy after 30-minute wait for ambulance
A mother described how she tried to resuscitate her child as she waited for almost 30 minutes for paramedics to respond to a 999 call.
Ambulance Watch: NHS boss admits 25 extra ambulances may ‘not be enough’
The chief executive of the region’s ambulance service today admitted that the deployment of 25 extra ambulances may not be enough as he presented plans to turnaround the fortunes of the ailing NHS trust.
Ambulance Watch: Woman, 74, dies after waiting four hours for ambulance
A grandmother died after waiting for almost four hours for an ambulance in a delay caused by a series of failings within the trust.
Ambulance Watch: MPs and unions welcome front-line ambulance recruitment drive
Union officials and MPs last night welcomed a plan to recruit more than 350 new front-line staff to turnaround the performance of the region’s failing ambulance service.
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