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Budget woes as East Midlands Ambulance Trust goes millions in the red

FREQUENTIS participates in first NG112 Communications Plugtest in Europe Frequentis announces participation in the first ever emergency communications interoperability Plugtests in Europe, 14-18 March in Sophia-Antipolis, France. The…

Working against the clock, trying to save a stabbing victim’s life, made me angry for every time our ambulance is despatched to treat the hungover or lazy.

This post was originally posted on PHARM MED Dave Seel, Paramedic, MD Medical Rescue Ltd, 17 years in NHS (Merseyside) front line 999 ambulance, subsequently 9 years specializing in Industrial Medicine and Rescue in the Power Generation…

First aid volunteers are often the difference between life and death in most of the cases. Kay Taylor speaks to a dedicated volunteer who is first on the scene in life-threatening emergencies

Source BBC - Emergency services 'should share control rooms'  Police, fire and ambulance services in England should share control rooms to improve their response to 999 calls, a Home Office minister has said. Mike Penning said it did…

Cycle responders in NHS are fully trained to work on their own and operate in busy areas which are difficult to travel through in a car or ambulance. Staff on bikes in London can get through narrow streets, pedestrian areas and shopping…

The Big First Aid Lessons is a series of short first aid programmes presented. Each lesson covers different first aid topics, in real life scenarios with easy-to-follow first aid demonstrations. In the space of just 20 minutes,…

Paramedics expect to deal with 1800 calls in just 24 hours as Victorians overindulge in New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Revellers have been urged to have a safe and trouble-free ‘Mad Friday’.