Ambulance NHS trusts will share senior leadership

Both NHS foundation trusts will "continue to operate independently" but will have a single chief executive and chairperson, ...
Daily Mail

NHS ambulance crisis saw one patient 'wait 24 HOURS in back of vehicle outside busy A&E unit last month'

An NHS patient had to wait 24 hours in the back of an ambulance outside A&E last month, it was revealed today. The handover delay — technically the longest logged in the past year — illustrates the ...
Nottingham Post

Thousands of ambulance workers and NHS staff to strike over pay

Thousands of ambulance workers and other NHS staff members will be going on strike in a dispute over pay. The strike will take place on Wednesday, December 21, and will see more than 10,000 ambulance ...
BBC

Health boss warns care disrupted by ambulance strikes

The NHS says people should use services "wisely" and only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency as about 20,000 ambulance workers walk out in England and Wales NHS Providers, which represents ...
Yahoo News UK

The one area where ambulance staff are not going on strike this Christmas

More than 10,000 ambulance workers in England and Wales will go on strike this Christmas, it has been announced. Unions said on Tuesday that strike action would place on 21 December because of a row ...
This is Local London

South London NHS ambulance handover delays

Hospitals across south London are facing delays in ambulance handovers as the NHS battles rising flu cases and unprecedented winter pressures. The latest data from NHS England reveals that, while ...
The Independent

‘Chronic crisis situation’ as ambulance delays worsen amid record demand

NHS ambulance services are facing a “chronic crisis situation” as response times worsen and 999 calls have hit a new record. Amid reports of a summer crisis within the NHS, patients needing urgent ...
The Mirror

NHS relies on 'risky' private ambulances in 999 crisis with lack of qualified staff

The NHS is turning to ‘risky’ private ambulances for 999 calls because of a chronic shortage of qualified staff, it has been revealed. Shocking new figures show that major ambulance trusts across ...
The Mirror

Ambulance call handlers quitting over 'cries for help they can't answer'

Ambulance call handlers are going off sick and quitting in droves after bearing the brunt of public anger due to 999 delays and long NHS ambulance wait times. Data revealed under Freedom of ...

‘Truly shocking’ stories of NHS ‘corridor care’ as patients left in their own excrement for hours and dying waiting

OLD people are dying in hospital corridors every day because of NHS delays, warns the charity Age UK. It said a third of over ...
Daily Mail

10,000 more NHS ambulance workers will strike: GMB joins string of medical unions plotting winter walk-outs amid warnings action will only worsen dire response times

Another 10,000 ambulance workers have voted to strike as GMB joins the string of unions announcing NHS winter walk-outs. Paramedics, emergency care assistants and 999 call handlers are among staff at ...