December 2014

Hospitals at breaking point after record number of admissions this week SOURCE: DAILY MAIL - Hospitals in England have admitted a record number of patients this week, bringing the NHS to its knees, doctors have warned. They say the service…

EXPRESS & STARS - Anthony Marsh's salary came in for heavy criticism after it was revealed he was on £232,000 a year - £90,000 more than the Prime Minister - for splitting his week between the West Midlands and the East of England…

Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, responded to an Urgent Question from Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, on the performance of accident and emergency and ambulance services, and the plans in place to help them cope with…

Long Island, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that would provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers when they are injured in the line of duty while assisting at an emergency before an officer…

More than 300 new paramedics are to be recruited by West Midlands Ambulance Service, it has been announced. The workforce is to be expanded across the region in an attempt to help meet growing demand. The service experienced the fourth…

New communications technology will play a vital role in helping the ambulance service deal with future challenges, according to an expert. Hayden Newton, former CEO of East of England Ambulance Service, said technology will help paramedics…

A question about ectopy and aberrancy, even if of minor influence on therapy that was based on clinical presentation, was interestingly debated in ECG+ community.

HOBART | County Line Orchard was transformed into a Winter Wonderland over the weekend as hundreds of children participated a breakfast with Santa sponsored by Prompt Ambulance to benefit The Salvation Army. "It was such a nice touch to…

The internet is set to make dramatic changes to the relationship between doctor and patient. Using the latest communications technology, doctors can now diagnose and treat patients many miles from their consulting rooms. Malcolm Brabant…

LEOMINSTER -- A special gift was delivered on Central Street yesterday with the help of the fire department. "Babies are born everyday and firefighters just get to help once in a while," said department deputy Dan Kirouac Tuesday morning…