Inquest hears of ambulance delays
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An ambulance service is offering its condolences after a family dials 999 three times and wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive.
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The number of ambulances taking over an hour to reach a call-out has doubled since 2000, figures suggest.
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THE first inquests related to the Sars outbreak in Hong Kong last year opened in the territory yesterday, with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, according to judicial sources.
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The inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed will be postponed until October, more than a decade after the couple died in a Paris car crash, a British coroner said Tuesday.
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The family of Jean Charles de Menezes take legal action to prevent a delay to his inquest.
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In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.
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Inquest into death of baby burned when a heating system exploded criticises lack of government warning
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A lorry driver whose fatal motorway collision caused severe day-long traffic delays had a hole in the heart.
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Patients queue in 11 ambulances for  up to an hour at Wales' largest hospital because of a lack of beds.
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An inquest hears the operators of a water falls have improved safety after a boy of nine drowned.
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A coroner on Tuesday postponed a planned inquest into the death of Princess Diana until October, after a request by her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed's father for more time to prepare the case.
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Out-of-hours GP services are suffering because of a lack of funding from regional health bosses, doctors say.
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An ambulance was called to Yasir Arafat's compound amid unconfirmed reports that he had lost consciousness at least once.
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NEW YORK  - People who think they're having a stroke, and their loved ones, often call others for advice before calling an ambulance, hints a study conducted in Australia. This could lead to delays in the administration of potentially life-saving treatment.
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Police investigating the cause of a high-speed train accident in northwest England which killed an elderly woman and injured five other people, said on Saturday a set of points could be to blame.
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Two ambulance workers are suspended over allegations they logged incorrect emergency response times.
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Hong Kong - The first inquests related to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003 opened in the territory on Monday with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, judicial sources said.