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Probe into OAP's 999 ambulance wait
An investigation has been launched after an injured elderly woman was forced to wait in the cold for an ambulance for an hour and 45 minutes.
Ambulance staff balloted on rest breaks deal
Scottish Ambulance Service staff who respond to emergencies are being asked whether they will accept a deal to be compensated if they are made to work while they are on a break. Staff could receive a one-off £1500 payment and £100 every time they are asked to work during a rest break.
Thieves steal ambulance equipment worth £40k
AN ambulance service has revealed that it has had equipment worth almost £40,000 stolen from emergency service vehicles during the past five years.
Fast-response cars means some ambulances are taking longer to reach seriously ill patients
Dial 999, say ambulances, and it's increasingly likely that you'll be sent a car or a motorcycle as trusts use quicker, cheaper vehicles to respond to calls in government-set deadlines, writes Channel 4 News Northern Correspondent Morland Sanders.
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