3 h. ago Teen who died of meningitis 'failed' after ambulance didn't take her to hospital

Zara Cheesman, 15, died of meningitis in December last year after being discharged from A&E being told her vomiting and neck pain were most likely a case of norovirus

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3 h. ago Girl, 15, who died of meningitis ‘failed’ by ambulance service, inquest hears

Zara Cheesman, 15, became ill just days before she died of meningitis in December last year.

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44 h. ago Stroke patients should not be tempted to make their own way to hospital despite ambulance delays, charity warns

The Stroke Association says paramedics know which hospitals have stroke clinics and patients who seek help via 999 are therefore more likely to receive specialist treatment.

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48 h. ago Scots prisoner 'escapes from ambulance' while being rushed to hospital

The inmate was being transferred from HMP Addiewell in West Lothian to St John's Hospital in Livingston when the incident took place.

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3 d. ago Teen who died watching Tipping Point 'could have lived' if her mum called 999

Sharon Goldie, from North Lanarkshire, admitted exposing her daughter to unhygienic living conditions in the lead up to her death - she refused to get her daughter medical help and left her to die at home alone

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3 d. ago Teen left to die watching Tipping Point could have survived if mum alerted medics

Robyn Goldie, 13, passed away watching television while her mum Sharon Goldie, 49, went to the pub.

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3 d. ago Named and shamed: Britain's WORST hospitals revealed in new official NHS league table

It is the first time the Government has ranked hospitals, ambulances services and mental health providers publicly.

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7 d. ago Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova in 'paralysed' fears after horror fall in rehearsals

Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova opens up to the Mirror about being rushed to hospital by ambulance and fears that her career might be over

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7 d. ago Ambulance chaos branded 'unacceptable' as families blast deadly delays

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has said one of its main aims must be to tackle ambulance handover delays at its hospitals including the Grange University Hospital near Cwmbran

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1 week ago Teen arrested after boy dies from being 'thrown from playground roundabout'

Police have launched an investigation into the tragedy.

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1 week ago Two paramedics are rushed to hospital after car 'fleeing police' ploughed into ambulance: Teenager is charged

Harry Foster-Smith, 19, from Bexleyheath, London, is alleged to have committed a total of seven offences after the huge smash on the M2, near Gillingham, on Friday, August 29, at around 9pm.

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1 week ago Young boy dies after being mauled by dog as teen sister watched in horror

Police said that the boy's teenage sister was babysitting him when the attack happened.

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1 week ago Boy, 8, dies after being attacked by family dog as teen sister watched in horror

A teenage girl watched in horror as her little brother was brutally attacked and killed by their family dog at their home. The dog is now due to be put to sleep.

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1 week ago Tragic warning at funeral of 'happy' teen girl, 17, who 'fell ill' at festival

During Mia Keevan's funeral in Ireland, Father Paul Waldron warned young people to 'mind yourselves' while remembering the tragic teen who died after attending the Emerge festival

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2 w. ago British tourist dies in Greece where he was stuck on a ventilator facing £59,000 hospital and air ambulance bills after holiday insurance error

Alan Kirby, 67, was enjoying a family trip to Zante when he suffered a 'septic' shock and was diagnosed with pneumonia and suspected lung cancer.

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2 w. ago Molly Cuddihy, 23, dies seven years after getting infection in hospital as a teen

Molly Cuddihy, 23, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, seven years after she developed septic shock while being treated for a rare cancer at the hospital

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2 w. ago Pregnant teen shot in road rage row dies after giving birth via C

Katelynn Strate, seven months pregnant, was shot in the head during a road rage attack near New Orleans and she has now died after her baby was delivered early with a C-section

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2 w. ago Forensics comb Lanarkshire housing estate as two men injured and streets locked down

A man was taken to hospital in an ambulance after the alarm was raised at around 5am today.

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2 w. ago Teen girl who died at festival was a 'bright, fun and much loved' girl

Tributes have been paid to Mia Keevan who has been named locally as the young girl who died after becoming unwell at the Emerge music festival in Belfast at the weekend

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2 w. ago Teen girl who died at Emerge Belfast festival pictured as family pay tribute

Mia Keevan died after 'becoming unwell' at the Emerge music festival in Belfast at the weekend as two other attendees were rushed to hospital

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