A mother died of a blood clot in her brain after an ambulance service mistook her fatal symptoms for an ear infection. Natasha Hewitt, 35, died three days after bungling NHS call-handlers did not urgently refer her to hospital for potentially life-saving treatment. The mother-of-one contacted the NHS 111 non-urgent helpline for guidance after suffering migraine-like symptomsContinue reading “Sadly, A Mother Died Of A Blood Clot Due To The Ambulance Service’s Actions”
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A Woman, 76, Dies After Waiting 2 Hours For An Ambulance On The Freezing Floor Of A GP’s Parking Lot
AN ELDERLY woman died after being left in agony on the freezing floor of a GP car park for more than two hours after falling over. Josephine Ellis, 76, had just attended an appointment at a mobile clinic adjacent to the Hoveton and Wroxham Medical Centre near Norwich, Norfolk. She lost her balance while walking to herContinue reading “A Woman, 76, Dies After Waiting 2 Hours For An Ambulance On The Freezing Floor Of A GP’s Parking Lot”
The Ambulance Boss Who Made The 999 Worker Leave Their Post To Give Him A Lift Back From The Airport Has Been Fired
When a 999 call handler left their job to pick up the Scottish ambulance chief and his family from the airport following a holiday, the ambulance boss was fired. Christopher Gallacher called in a ‘favour’ from a colleague and requested a pool car to collect them from Glasgow Airport after the family trip. The dutyContinue reading “The Ambulance Boss Who Made The 999 Worker Leave Their Post To Give Him A Lift Back From The Airport Has Been Fired”
The Final 999 Call Of A 94-Year-Old Carpenter Waiting For An Ambulance
Ninety-four-year-old Kenneth Shadbolt rang the emergency services after falling at home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, in March and said he couldn’t move. BBC listeners heard the harrowing 999 call of a dying patient waiting for an ambulance. Kenneth Shadbolt, 94, rang the emergency services after falling at home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, in March. TheContinue reading “The Final 999 Call Of A 94-Year-Old Carpenter Waiting For An Ambulance”
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