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Scottish resus success
Thursday, 9th November, 2017
There has been a rise in the number of people who are being successfully resuscitated following a cardiac arrest in Scotland according to new figures. Read more
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Lack of CPR action
Thursday, 9th November, 2017
An estimated one in five adults in the UK witness someone collapse who needs immediate CPR, yet the majority of people do not act, according... Read more
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Commander Confidence Survey now complete
Thursday, 9th November, 2017
A study published in Health Services Research suggests that because more people are surviving heart attacks and strokes, more people are visiting A&E departments. Researchers from... Read more
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3M to host valuable emergency service vehicle fitter workshops
Tuesday, 24th October, 2017
Science-based technology company, 3M, is hosting a number of nationwide workshops for fitters of emergency services vehicle liveries this autumn, to help keep a niche... Read more
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Welsh Ambulance Service trains 12,000 school pupils in Wales on Restart a Heart Day 2017
Monday, 16th October, 2017
Up to 12,000 school students have been taught lifesaving skills as part of a national campaign. During Restart a Heart Day 2017 (Monday 16th October), approximately... Read more
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New airbase is taking shape as fundraising appeal continues!
Thursday, 12th October, 2017
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance held a topping out ceremony today (Thursday 12 October) to mark the progress of the building work on its new airbase at... Read more
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New response times
Monday, 9th October, 2017
Four of England's ambulance services have begun the roll out of new response times announced earlier this year. Explaining the next steps in the delivery of... Read more
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SAS investment
Monday, 9th October, 2017
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Shona Robison, officially opened Scotland Ambulance Service new purpose built ambulance station in Dunfermline in September. The new... Read more
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Funding boost
Monday, 9th October, 2017
Emergency and Urgent Care Services at St. Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight are to be remodelled with money provided by the Department of Health. Read more
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Unacceptable assaults
Monday, 9th October, 2017
The emergency services from across the South West have come together to highlight the unacceptable trend in the number of assaults on their staff while... Read more
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New Director of Fundraising appointed at Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Thursday, 28th September, 2017
Yorkshire Air Ambulance has appointed a new Director of Fundraising. Garry Wilkinson, former Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield, joins the rapid response... Read more
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New ambulance hub for Hertfordshire
Thursday, 28th September, 2017
Today (28th September) saw the official opening of the new Stevenage ambulance hub. The modern hub in the Motorway Industrial Estate, Babbage Road, provides a bigger... Read more
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Welsh Ambulance Service invites members of the public to Trust Board meeting
Monday, 11th September, 2017
MEMBERS of the public are being invited to take a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the Welsh Ambulance Service at its upcoming Trust Board meeting. You can find... Read more
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Patient thank Wiltshire Air Ambulance for lifesaving blood transfusion
Friday, 8th September, 2017
A WILTSHIRE man has thanked the Wiltshire Air Ambulance crew who, he says, saved his life after he suffered serious injuries in a road traffic... Read more
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SP Services launch Crowded Places Crisis Response Kits
Friday, 8th September, 2017
The UK's National Counter Terrorism Security Office has published their new Crowded Places Guidance, written to help those charged with security at crowded places to... Read more