All Ambulance articles – Page 46

  • A report shows that nearly half of England's ambulance trusts are failing to meet national targets on the time it takes to respond to life threatening emergencies.
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    Ambulance response times below target

    2009-06-19T10:45:00Z

    Nearly half of England’s ambulance trusts are failing to meet national targets on the time it takes to respond to life threatening emergencies, according to a recent report.

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    Monitor costs could double in three years

    2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

    The cost of regulating foundation trusts will nearly double in the next three years, Monitor anticipates.

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    SHA negotiates £124m national NHS Direct contract

    2009-05-22T12:22:00Z

    NHS East of England has negotiated a £124m contract for services from NHS Direct on behalf of the English NHS.

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    East of England calls in heart czar to quell public outcry

    2009-05-22T11:48:00Z

    Commissioners in the East of England have called in heart disease czar Roger Boyle following a public outcry over changes to services for people suffering severe heart attacks.

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    Barefaced cheek

    2009-05-14T00:00:00Z

    We all know ambulance work can be tough, but last week a Surrey paramedic was particularly desperate for an after work tipple. After a Tesco worker refused to serve him a bottle of wine on the grounds that he was an emergency services employee in uniform, he stormed out of ...