37 h. ago 'My partner was left permanently disabled by stroke after waiting two hours for an ambulance'

Susan Harding, 57, has lost the use of the left side of her body

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42 h. ago 'He called for help — no one came' Family seeks change after grandfather bled to death alone

Much-loved Peter Parker's last hours were likely spent in pain as he bled to death waiting for help from 999 that never came

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46 h. ago Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over making up almost 70% of cases.According to a freedom of information request by the Liberal Democrats, some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Surge in NHS 'trolley waits' of 24 hours or more in recent years

The grim NHS data shows there were at least 49,000 incidents of people waiting 24 hours or longer in A&E after a decision to admit them to hospital to a patient finding a bed

Politics

46 h. ago Nearly 50,000 A&E ‘trolley waits’ of 24 hours or more recorded last year – data

Some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward, Liberal Democrat analysis suggested.

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3 d. ago Revealed: The WORST area in England to call an ambulance...where you'll be waiting over an hour for paramedics

Analysis of latest NHS data found one in ten heart attack and stroke patients in March were waiting over an hour and 16 minutes for paramedics to arrive in one part of the country.

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5 d. ago Mother, 57, is left permanently disabled after being forced to wait almost two hours for an ambulance when she suffered a stroke

Susan Harding, 57, has lost the use of the left side of her body after suffering a haemorrhagic stroke at her home in December last year, leaving her with a bleed on the brain.

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6 d. ago Widow, 76, died after lying in agony on ground of medical centre cark park for hours while waiting for an ambulance

Josephine Ellis broke her hip after falling outside the GP surgery. During her ordeal in Norfolk, no staff brought out blankets to keep her warm on the cold October day.

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7 d. ago A look at ER boarding in the US from the AP and Side Effects Public Media

Long ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days before they get a hospital bed.

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7 d. ago Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours

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8 d. ago Warning over death of heart attack patient who was sent to hospital in a taxi after waiting hours for ambulance

Guy Davies said Andrew Waters was 'denied' the opportunity of 'lifesaving treatment' and died as a result of 'systemic failures'.

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9 d. ago Dover delays LIVE as IT meltdown sparks hols getaway misery with huge tailbacks

Would-be travellers face waits of up to an hour and counting in Dover after an IT glitch on the French side of the English Channel took out automatic passport checks

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1 week ago Coachella branded ‘worse than Fyre Festival’ after 12 hour wait to get in

The opening night of the Californian festival will be headlined by Lady Gaga

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1 week ago St Helier Hospital A&E at 'breaking point' as 2,000 patients wait over 12 hours

Data commissioned by the Liberal Democrats found that more than 34 per cent of patients waited longer than 12 hours to be admitted to A&E

Science

1 week ago Novak Djokovic crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters but Alcaraz advances

Alejandro Tabilo inflicts 6-3, 6-4 defeat on DjokovicAlcaraz battles past Francisco Cerundolo in three setsNovak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters with a straight sets defeat to Alejandro Tabilo. The Chilean had beaten the world No 5 on clay in Rome last year and built on a solid start to the second-round match before securing a 6-3, 6-4 win in just under an hour and a half on Court Rainier III.Djokovic’s wait for a 100th ATP Tour title goes on, having lost to the teenager Jakub Mensik in last month’s Miami Masters final. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Paramedics 'watching people die' as ambulances cannot hand them over to A&E wards quick enough

A survey of ambulance staff across the UK revealed a "grim picture" of patients waiting hours in the back of ambulances.

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2 w. ago Andrea McLean reveals pneumonia and sepsis left her with '24 hours to live'

‘Had we waited another 24 hours to call for help, I may not be here now,’ the presenter said

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3 w. ago Probe continues in misuse of student license for pilot whose plane was submerged in icy Alaska lake

An investigation continues for an Alaska pilot who waited for hours in an icy lake for rescue on the wing with two young family members for possible misuse of his student license

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3 w. ago He arrived at hospital with 'three of the four red flags' for meningitis, but waited hours for proper care

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited eight hours for antibiotics despite having suspected meningitis

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3 w. ago 'I was crying for help and got told for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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