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North East England | Twelve NEAS staff to work in capital during Olympics

May 17, 2012
North East England | Twelve NEAS staff to work in capital during Olympics

Newcastle | 17 May 2012 Paramedic Sheila Coatesworth is proving she has world-class medical training after she was selected to work at this year’s Olympics. Sheila will be one of only a handful of paramedics from the region making the trip to London to help out at the 2012 Games – helping the millions...

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North East England | NEAS ambulance sets course for Mongolia

May 17, 2012
North East England | NEAS ambulance sets course for Mongolia

Newcastle | 17 May 2012 With a fleet that clocks up more than 10 million miles per year, NEAS knows its vehicles can take the strain. Good news for three medical students from Newcastle University – who are about to drive a decomissioned ambulance...

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Eastern England | EEAST welcomes national move to improve service

May 17, 2012
Eastern England | EEAST welcomes national move to improve service

Cambourne | 17 May 2012 The region’s ambulance service today welcomed government plans to help ensure that patients get sent the right support and in turn make more vehicles available. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) Chief Executive Hayden Newton has been...

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England | 150 lives saved as changes cut over half a million wasted ambulance journeys

May 17, 2012

London | 17 May 2012 At least 150 lives could be saved under changes to the way 999 calls are received which will prioritise call outs to the most...

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London | Service welcomes change to reduce ambulance cancellations

May 17, 2012

London | 17 May 2012 Patients across the capital stand to benefit from changes announced today to reduce the number of ambulances that are cancelled while on the way to...

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London | Cycle response founder wins ‘hero’ award

May 17, 2012
London | Cycle response founder wins ‘hero’ award

London | 17 May 2012 The founder of London Ambulance Service’s cycle response unit has won a prestigious national award. Emergency Medical Technician Tom Lynch, the former international BMX...

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London | From HART to heroes

May 17, 2012
London | From HART to heroes

London | 17 May 2012 Three London Ambulance Service paramedics will be cycling 1,200 miles in 16 days to raise money for Help for Heroes.   The paramedics from the...

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Europe | ECDC launches maps on the distribution of tick species in Europe

May 17, 2012

Stockholm | 17 May 2012 ECDC, through the VBORNET network, publishes regularly on its website maps on exotic mosquitoes and on phlebetomines  - to provide the ECDC stakeholders and...

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Denmark | Fox tapeworm status change

May 17, 2012

Jutland | 17 May 2012 The fox tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, was recently detected by the National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, in a fox from the southern part...

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Ireland | Tallaght Hospital Investigation Report published by HIQA

May 17, 2012

Ireland | 17 May 2012 The Health Information and Quality Authority has today published the report of its investigation into the quality, safety and governance of the care provided...

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