'Appalling' ambulance performance
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An all-party report by AMs finds the performance of the Welsh ambulance service 'unacceptable.'
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A police officer mans a road block in Nacton. Police have admitted they "fear the worst" after the latest grisly findings in a probable serial killer probe, as they race against time to prevent the death toll ...Comment
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Plus: Taxicab chats threatened by technology. [News.com Extra]
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Ministers have failed to get to grips with traffic congestion according to a report by the spending watchdog.
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The Crown Prosecution Service is accused of being too lenient on drivers who cause deaths on the road.
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Prime Minister Helen Clark on Friday lashed out at the "heartless" actions of a utility company that cut the power to a woman who needed an electric oxygen pump to breathe, possibly leading to her death.
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For paramedics in rural areas, responding to frantic calls for help is at times akin to doing a high-wire act without a net. Mountains, valleys, bad weather and long distances between hospitals make communication with emergency room physicians spotty at best and nonexistent at worst.
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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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Petrol retailers are baffled by claims that contaminated fuel has led to hundreds of car break-downs.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after the death of a man who was attacked while he was treated in an ambulance.
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EDS: 'badly designed, badly developed, badly tested, badly implemented'
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An ambulance union has concerns over an agreement enabling paramedics to go off-duty during meal breaks.
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Business & money: City expected poor results after chief executive described operating performance as 'dreadful'.
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Patients in accident and emergency units are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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A senior officer's suggestion of mitigating circumstances for drink driving are described as "absolutely obscene".
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Obese patients in Calgary, Alberta, are the first in Canada to have a new ambulance on call specially modified to move them in a dignified and safe way while protecting paramedics from injury.
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Fears are raised over the handling of the NHS as figures show emergency readmission rates to hospital are rising.