A hospital phoned for an ambulance so an elderly patient could be driven 400m to A&E to have a catheter replaced, says his daughter. Staff called 999, before paramedics arrived to transfer Brian ...

THE Welsh Ambulance Service reminded residents to use common sense when picking up the phone for medical assistance. The Service revealed a series of inappropriate calls made to 999, which included ...

One person wanted an ambulance because they were locked out of their house, while another called 999 for a toenail-cutting mishap. Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year ...

The UK's ambulance service is pleading with the public to stop phoning them with non-emergencies. With public health services stretched thin in the U.K., there is no shortage of anecdotes about ...

An escaped pet alligator, a chipped tooth and a finger stuck in a beer bottle were just some of the bizarre 999 calls made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the past year. Of the 426,116 calls to ...

People in Jersey should not call 999 unless immediate medical assistance is needed, the ambulance service says. The service ...

The Welsh Ambulance Service has shared some of the inappropriate 999 calls it received over the past year. They include a call from someone who had chipped a tooth, someone whose pet alligator had ...

A spokeswoman said: "An ambulance, responding to a 999 call, was involved in a collision with a parked car at 4.47am on Newtown, Newchapel, today. A second car subsequently collided with the scene.

However, one person wanted an ambulance because they were locked out of their house, while another called 999 for a toenail cutting mishap. The trust has released the transcripts of some of the ...

People in Jersey should not call 999 unless immediate medical assistance is needed, the ambulance service says. The service said its officers were under pressure with a high volume of calls and ...

The UK has chosen a girl band to represent the nation at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, according to sources. Last year, Olly Alexander stepped into the spotlight for Brits up and down the ...

‘Lost job cycles have a profound impact on the resources available to local ambulance services.’ The ‘most detrimental impact’ is on 999 patients with life-threatening conditions ‘who ...