Student paramedic, 30, and firefighter, 41, who met while driving ambulances on the Covid frontline get engaged Lauren Biffen and Martin Green, met while driving ambulances during pandemic Student paramedic Lauren had been working an overnight shift when they met Firefighter Martin had volunteered to support ambulance crews to drive vehicles By Amie Gordon For … Read more
Soldiers are called in to drive ambulances in Wales to help paramedics under ‘extreme pressure’ amid surging Covid cases The Welsh Ambulance Service will have support from 94 British Army soldiers Wales was put into lockdown on Sunday as its coronavirus cases continue to rise Soldiers last helped public services during the first wave of … Read more
‘Multiple people shot in mall in Wisconsin’ sparking huge police response A gunman opened fire at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Friday It is unclear how many people have been shot, but early reports say three teenagers are among the victims Ten ambulances have been requested to the scene and the mall is … Read more
Covid outbreak at St Helier Hospital: Visits are restricted and ambulances diverted to nearby A&Es after six patients test positive over weekend Hospital bosses have put St Helier Hospital in Surrey in partial lockdown today The infections were found over the weekend and investigation has been started It is understood six patients were infected but … Read more
Beach-goers had to be crammed together to make room for air ambulances to land at Durdle Door in Dorset after three people injured themselves jumping off cliffs into the sea. The four unidentified jumpers vaulted from the top of the ancient limestone arch, which reaches 200ft at its highest point. Images from the scene show … Read more
Prince William has granted permission for air ambulances to land and refuel at Kensington Palace during the pandemic. The Duke of Cambridge, 37, who was made patron of the London Air Ambulance Charity in March, has offered up a patch of grassland normally used for Royal Family helicopters. It is hoped the move will help save … Read more
Prince William has granted permission for air ambulances to land and refuel at Kensington Palace during the pandemic. The Duke of Cambridge, 37, who was made patron of the London Air Ambulance Charity in March, has offered up a patch of grassland normally used for Royal Family helicopters. It is hoped the move will help save … Read more
Two men are injured after ‘shooting and stabbing’ in East Grinstead as armed police hunt grey Fiat 500 By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 15:11 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 15:45 BST, 14 April 2020 Armed police and two air ambulances have been called to a suspected shooting and stabbing in Sussex this afternoon. … Read more
Ambulances in London took more than an hour to reach heart attack, stroke and sepsis patients in March, on average, amid the capital’s coronavirus crisis. The Category 2 patients, who are life-threateningly ill and lower priority only than someone whose heart or breathing has stopped, waited an average of one hour, one minute and 22 … Read more
Mindless vandals puncture the tyres of SIX ambulances as the NHS faces huge strain amid the coronavirus outbreak Six ambulances had their tyres deliberately punctured at a depot in Ramsgate The alarm was raised at 7.10am when a driver took one of the ambulances out The mindless act comes as the NHS is pushed to … Read more